CHICAGO, April 23 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) is still

taking deliveries for 737 MAX jet engines from GE Aerospace

at the same rate as prior to its recent crisis, the

company's chief executive Lawrence Culp told Reuters on Tuesday.

Boeing's ( BA ) production rate of MAX jets has fallen as U.S.

regulators have stepped up factory checks following a blowout on

a MAX aircraft in January, Reuters reported this month.