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Boeing wants it to fly, but travelers fear the 737 MAX

The Boeing 737 Max 9 soars overhead at the Paris air show in 2017. [AFP]

On September 12, Boeing started putting out 30-second videos in which employees tout its planes' safety, hoping to reassure travelers about the 737 MAX that's been grounded worldwide since two crashes that killed 346 people.

"Safety is at the core of our business. We have put hundreds of engineers to work to ensure that this airplane is 100 percent ready," says Jennifer Henderson, chief test pilot for the 737, in one of the clips.

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