The Boeing 737 MAX 8 model first flew on 29 January 2016 and entered service in 2017 , making it one of the newest aircraft in Boeing 's commercial airliner offerings , and the newest generation of Boeing 737 . As of February 2019 , 376 aircraft of this model have been produced and one other has crashed , Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia in October 2018 . Following the accident , the Boeing 737 MAX series of aircraft was grounded by various airlines and government regulators worldwide
Lion Air Flight 610
Lion Air Flight 610
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302