Boeing has released new photos offering a tantalizing glimpse of the 737 MAX 8 -- the first member of the U.S. aviation giant's new, more efficient single-aisle plane family.
Still under construction in a dedicated new facility at Boeing's production center in Renton, near Seattle, the first completed 737 MAX is on track to be rolled out by the end of the year.
Boeing hopes the plane's design will give it the edge it needs to challenge the success of rival Airbus's year-old A320neo.
It's a battle that could come down to the new design of its winglets -- the distinctive curling shapes at the tip of the aircraft's wings.
Boeing says these'll offer up to 1.8% additional fuel-efficiency improvement over today's inline winglet designs.
Source-CNN