Mindful of commercial aviation's safety record in the U.S. -- there wasn't a single passenger death since 2009 until a Southwest Airlines passenger died after a 737 engine failure a year ago 5 days ago · In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, the first Alaska Airlines passenger flight on a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in The Boeing 737 Max is the outlier: with two fatal crashes involving an aircraft type that was very new, the rate is one per 140,000 departures. 1 /2 Boeing 737: History and safety record of The FAA certified the 737 Max in 2017 without understanding a critical flight-control system, according to the Transportation Department’s inspector general and a panel of international aviation Its latest generation, the 737 MAX, carries on this long success and brings further updates. The 737 MAX has had its challenges, though. It was grounded in 2019 over safety concerns, with major consequences for Boeing and airline operators. It is now flying again but still faces delays and challenges. B2wzZ. 3224293839224919939082488