Southwest Launches 737 MAX 7, Converts 30 737 NG Orders

[NYCA News]

NYCAviation:

Southwest Launches 737 MAX 7, Converts 30 737 NG Orders

Southwest Airlines and Boeing announced on Wednesday the launch of the 737 MAX 7, as the airline converted 30 737 NG orders into 737 MAX orders. Southwest also exercised options to add five more Next-Generation 737-800s to its fleet. The 737 MAX, which is the next generation of Boeing’s extremely popular narrowbody aircraft, is expected [...]
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[megatop412]

Interesting. There was some talk, idle talk but talk nonethless, that the next clean sheet design from Boeing for a commercial airplane(think 797) was to be the 737 replacement. This 'Max' version seems to have taken care of that.

So...are our hopes for the 797 now reignited that it will be a blended wing body?



Pure (and idyllic) speculation on my part

[Aviation.High.Guy]

If there was ever an airline I would expect to be first in line for a 737 it would be Southwest.