American Airlines to make short flight with Boeing 737 MAX to prove its safety
The best-selling jet was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two crashes but airlines are stepping in to place orders for the MAX
02 December 2020 - 14:45
Dallas — Boeing’s 737 MAX is to make its first public demonstration flight with members of the media since being grounded over fatal crashes, as one of its biggest customers, American Airlines, seeks to prove it is safe for passengers.
The flight, on Wednesday, from the airline’s base in Dallas, Texas, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, comes weeks before the airline’s first commercial flight on December 29, and is part of a PR effort by the planemaker and airlines to rehabilitate the jet’s image after a record 20-month ban...
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