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As far as I can tell, no planes have been delivered since the grounding. The airlines aren't willing to take delivery of a flawed product. It would just cost th

As far as I can tell, no planes have been delivered since the grounding. The airlines aren't willing to take delivery of a flawed product. It would just cost them money to park them, and may even have legal consequences, such as shifting the burden of proof in any legal disputes that may still arise.

alistairSH 7y ago
You are correct about delivery. Boeing has parking lots full of new Max that are ready for delivery.[1] The OP is referring to several Max that had their paint changed to remove "737 MAX" and replace it with "737 8200" (see link to RyanAir example in sibling).[2] 1 - https://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20190709&t=2&i=1406233054&w=780&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=2019-07-09T194009Z_12328_MRPRC18CF54C5E0_RTRMADP_0_BOEING-DELIVERIES https://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20190709&t=2... 2 - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/boeing-737-max-ordered-by-ryanair-undergoes-name-change https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/boeing-737-...
- joezydeco 7y ago
  I drove by that parking lot this summer when visiting Seattle. And it's really a parking lot, like one used for employees and now it's stuffed to the borders with 737MAXs sealed up with tape and waiting for final updates.
  - alistairSH 7y ago
    It looks like about half the lot is striped for cars and the other half striped for plane storage. But, the planes are overflowing and filling most of both sections. There's also a large gate on the lot, with street controls (parking lot is across a busy street from the factory, it appears) so Boeing must regularly use part of it for planes.
kayfox 7y ago
IIRC the FAA wont allow Boeing to transfer ownership of the aircraft until the grounding is lifted.