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After three months of being grounded following two fatal crashes in Ethiopia and
Indonesia, the 737 Max may be up for a rebranding.
that the aerospace company is considering changing the name of its now infamous
airplane, Bloomberg reports.
The statement comes two months after President Donald Trump suggested in a tweet
that Boeing should rebrand the 737 Max.
Boeing did not immediately respond to a Gizmodo request for comment, but the
company told Bloomberg it is prioritizing getting the aircraft safely in the
from customers and other stakeholders, but have no plans at this time to change
As CNN reports, Smith tried to use the Paris Air Show to reassure hopeful
customers that the 737 Max (or whatever it will be called) will be back in
service soon.
But as Boeing was on the defensive, its competitor Airbus revealed that it had
received 100 orders for new planes, and unveiled its new jet, the single-aisle,
long-range A321XLR that is supposed to enter service in four years, according to
CNN. Last week, CNN reported that Boeing had received no new orders in two
agreed to lease 15 more aircraft from Boeing for its cargo fleet.
As CNN points out, aircraft manufacturers have never changed airplane names
following major crashes. But the 737 Max has likely received much worse
industry. In March, following the first 737 Max crash, travel-planning platform
Kayak started allowing customers to filter based on the plane model.
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