In announcing its earnings from the final quarter of 2021,
The airplane maker said it has increased deliveries of its 737 Max for the third time since the troubled passenger plane was grounded for two years after a pair of deadly crashes overseas.
"As you know, we are progressing through a comprehensive effort to ensure every airplane in our production system conforms to our exacting specifications,"
Calhoun touted the return of the 737 Max the skies and said
The
"The 737 MAX is now safely flying in nearly every jurisdiction around the globe and the fleet is performing very well," Calhoun added. "With about 1,600 flights daily and more than 300,000 revenue flights completed since late 2020, the fleet is delivering reliability equal to or better than any fleet flying.
"And with over 800,000 total flight hours since late 2020, the fleet has now flown more flight hours than it had prior to the initial grounding."
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