• The Boeing logo is seen during the 70th annual International Astronautical Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington last month. Boeing on Monday said it expected the 737 Max airplane, which was grounded after two crashes killed 346 people, to resume flying in January. 'In parallel, we are working towards final validation of the updated training requirements, which must occur before the MAX returns to commercial service, and which we now expect to begin in January,' Boeing said. | AFP-JIJI
    The Boeing logo is seen during the 70th annual International Astronautical Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington last month. Boeing on Monday said it expected the 737 Max airplane, which was grounded after two crashes killed 346 people, to resume flying in January. "In parallel, we are working towards final validation of the updated training requirements, which must occur before the MAX returns to commercial service, and which we now expect to begin in January," Boeing said. | AFP-JIJI

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CHICAGO – Sales for Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max slipped in October after a prominent customer converted some of its orders for the narrow-body jet to twin-aisle 787 Dreamliners.

Boeing’s unfilled 737 order backlog, adjusted for accounting considerations, shrank by 19 aircraft during the month to 4,387 jets, the Chicago-based plane-maker revealed on its website Tuesday.

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