This morning, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after nearly two years of grounding. We braved stormy skies and airsickness today in a tiny helicopter to photograph Boeing 737 Max airplanes at the Boeing factory Renton and at Boeing Field in Seattle.
RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Fuselages for Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: A Boeing 737 Max airplane sits parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: A Boeing 737 Max airplane sits parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: A Boeing 737 Max airplane sits parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Fuselages for Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: A Boeing 737 Max airplane sits parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)RENTON, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at Boeing’s Renton production facility on November 18, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked next to a much larger Boeing 777X airplane at Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 18: Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility near Boeing Field on November 18, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Today, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
