Boeing 737 MAX
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The Boeing 737 MAX is a family of modern, fuel-efficient narrow-body airliners developed by Boeing as the latest generation of its long-running 737 series, notable for its advanced engines, aerodynamic improvements, and the safety controversies following two fatal crashes.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boeing 737 MAX canonical | 15 |
| Boeing 737 MAX family | 5 |
| Boeing 737 MAX (on order or in fleet, subject to regulatory status) | 1 |
| Boeing 737 MAX crisis | 1 |
| Boeing 737 MAX development program | 1 |
| Boeing 737 MAX groundings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5848584 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boeing 737 MAX Context triple: [Boeing 737 MAX 8, partOfSeries, Boeing 737 MAX]
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A.
Boeing 737 MAX 8
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is a modern, fuel-efficient narrow-body airliner in Boeing’s 737 MAX family, widely used for short- to medium-haul commercial flights and known for its advanced engines and controversial grounding following two fatal crashes.
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B.
Boeing 737 MAX 9
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 is a stretched, re-engined member of Boeing’s 737 MAX family designed for higher passenger capacity and improved fuel efficiency on short- to medium-haul routes.
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C.
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a widely used narrow-body commercial jet airliner known for being one of the best-selling passenger aircraft in aviation history.
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D.
Boeing 737 MAX 10
The Boeing 737 MAX 10 is the largest and longest-range variant of Boeing’s 737 MAX family, designed to compete with high-capacity single-aisle jets like the Airbus A321neo.
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E.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-haul, wide-body commercial airliner known for its fuel efficiency, extensive use of composite materials, and advanced passenger comfort features.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boeing 737 MAX Target entity description: The Boeing 737 MAX is a family of modern, fuel-efficient narrow-body airliners developed by Boeing as the latest generation of its long-running 737 series, notable for its advanced engines, aerodynamic improvements, and the safety controversies following two fatal crashes.
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A.
Boeing 737 MAX 8
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is a modern, fuel-efficient narrow-body airliner in Boeing’s 737 MAX family, widely used for short- to medium-haul commercial flights and known for its advanced engines and controversial grounding following two fatal crashes.
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B.
Boeing 737 MAX 9
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 is a stretched, re-engined member of Boeing’s 737 MAX family designed for higher passenger capacity and improved fuel efficiency on short- to medium-haul routes.
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C.
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a widely used narrow-body commercial jet airliner known for being one of the best-selling passenger aircraft in aviation history.
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D.
Boeing 737 MAX 10
The Boeing 737 MAX 10 is the largest and longest-range variant of Boeing’s 737 MAX family, designed to compete with high-capacity single-aisle jets like the Airbus A321neo.
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E.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-haul, wide-body commercial airliner known for its fuel efficiency, extensive use of composite materials, and advanced passenger comfort features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boeing 737 family variant
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narrow-body jet airliner family ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MCAS ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | transport-category airplane ⓘ |
| aircraftGeneration | fourth generation of Boeing 737 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Boeing 737 Next Generation
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linked to:
Boeing 737-800
|
| cockpitCrew | two pilots ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| crash |
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
ⓘ
Lion Air Flight 610 ⓘ |
| crashDate |
2018-10-29
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2019-03-10 ⓘ |
| crashLocation |
Java Sea, Indonesia
ⓘ
near Bishoftu, Ethiopia ⓘ |
| designFeature |
advanced CFM LEAP-1B engines with larger fan diameter
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fly-by-wire spoilers ⓘ revised tail cone and aerodynamic improvements ⓘ split-tip winglets ⓘ updated flight deck displays ⓘ |
| EASAUnGroundingDate | 2021-01-27 ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Malindo Air ⓘ |
| FAAUnGroundingDate | 2020-11-18 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 2016-01-29 ⓘ |
| fuelEfficiencyClaim | up to 14 percent better fuel efficiency than 737NG ⓘ |
| fuselageType | narrow-body ⓘ |
| globalGrounding | 2019-03 ⓘ |
| groundedBy |
Civil Aviation Administration of China
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European Union Aviation Safety Agency ⓘ
linked to:
EASA
Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ |
| introduced | 2017-05-22 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing
|
| marketSegment | single-aisle jet market ⓘ |
| notableCustomer |
American Airlines
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Ethiopian Airlines ⓘ Lion Air ⓘ Ryanair ⓘ Southwest Airlines ⓘ United Airlines ⓘ |
| numberOfVariants | 4 main variants ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Boeing 737 Next Generation
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing 737
|
| primaryAssemblyLocation | Renton, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| primaryCompetitor |
Airbus A320neo family
ⓘ
linked to:
Airbus A320neo
|
| primaryEngines | CFM International LEAP-1B ⓘ |
| programLaunch | 2011-08-30 ⓘ |
| rangeClass | medium-haul ⓘ |
| returnToServiceApprovalBy | Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ |
| role | passenger airliner ⓘ |
| safetyControversy | MCAS behavior and sensor redundancy ⓘ |
| softwareSystem | Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System ⓘ |
| status |
in commercial service
ⓘ
in production ⓘ |
| typicalSeating | 138–230 passengers ⓘ |
| variant |
737 MAX 10
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing 737 MAX 10
737 MAX 7 ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing 737 MAX 7
737 MAX 8 ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing 737 MAX 8
737 MAX 9 ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing 737 MAX 9
|
| wingletType | Advanced Technology winglets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Boeing 737 MAX Description of subject: The Boeing 737 MAX is a family of modern, fuel-efficient narrow-body airliners developed by Boeing as the latest generation of its long-running 737 series, notable for its advanced engines, aerodynamic improvements, and the safety controversies following two fatal crashes.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Boeing 737 MAX
linked to: Boeing 737 MAX
linked to: Boeing 737 MAX
linked to: Boeing 737 MAX
linked to: Boeing 737 MAX
Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System
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introducedOn
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Boeing 737 MAX development program
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linked to: Boeing 737 MAX
linked to: Boeing 737 MAX
subject linked to:
VA
Shandong Airlines
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fleetIncludes
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Boeing 737 MAX (on order or in fleet, subject to regulatory status)
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linked to: Boeing 737 MAX
linked to: Boeing 737 MAX