# The 1997 merger that paved the way for the Boeing 737 Max crisis

> Late in the summer of 1997, two of the most critical players in global aviation became a single tremendous titan. Boeing, one of the US’s largest and most important companies, acquired its longtime plane manufacturer…

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- **Host:** qz.com
- **Destination:** https://qz.com/1776080/how-the-mcdonnell-douglas-boeing-merger-led-to-the-737-max-crisis
- **Date added:** 2026

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