Boeing’s 737 MAX to be used in American Airlines flight
The airline, with its president on board, will make a round trip from Miami to New York after being grounded for 21 months
29 December 2020 - 18:00
Texas — Boeing’s 737 MAX is poised to return to commercial service in the US with the first flight since two deadly crashes prompted the longest aircraft grounding in the nation’s history.
American Airlines Group is scheduled to fly a 737 MAX 8 at 10.32am on Tuesday on a round trip from Miami to New York’s LaGuardia Airport. American’s president, Robert Isom, plans to be on both flights. US regulators lifted the flying ban in November after ordering extensive revisions to the plane’s flight-control computer and other changes...
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