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A report that Boeing is planning to build a clean-sheet design single-aisle aircraft to replace the 737, an aircraft platform first created in the 1960s, isn’t a surprise, but it does mark a milestone for the company’s recovery.

Chief executive officer Kelly Ortberg, an engineer who led aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins, has an opportunity to restore Boeing’s standard of excellence for designing commercial aircraft. That standard has sunk to a new low after the 737 Max fiasco . Boeing is still struggling to certify the Max 7 and Max 10 versions of the aircraft as well as the new model of the wide-body 777.

The Max version had pushed the limits of the original 737 design, which has become a workhorse aircraft for many airlines. It’s easy to spot

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