Boeing 737 MAX test plane takes flight in China: Flightradar24

[BEIJING] A Boeing Co 737 MAX test plane took to the skies in China on Wednesday as the US manufacturer looks to end a nearly two-and-a-half-year regulatory grounding of the model in the key travel market.

Flight-tracking website Flightradar24 showed a 737 MAX 7 test plane taking off from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport at 9.24am local time (01:24 GMT), with no destination listed.

The 737 MAX test plane left Seattle last week and arrived in Shanghai on Aug 7 after refuelling stops in Honolulu and Guam. Reuters reported last week it was due for its first test flight in China on Aug 11 if all went well.

REUTERS