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Boeing Keeps Stretching the 737. Here’s Why That’s a Big Problem.

BLOWN OUT

The Alaska Airlines scare happened aboard a MAX-9, the largest of Boeing’s famed 737 series, and reveals just how far some airlines will go to pack in more passengers.

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