American Air to run Boeing 737 Max at year end, Bloomberg News reports

An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8, on a flight from Miami to New York City, comes in for landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York March 12, 2019. — Reuters pic

NEW YORK, Oct 18 — American Airlines Group plans to return Boeing 737 Max jets to service for passenger flights by the end of this year depending on certifictaion of the aircraft from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), it said today.

The airline said it will operate a daily 737 Max flight between Miami and New York from December 29 to January 4, with flights available for booking from October 24.

“We remain in contact with the FAA and Boeing on the certification process and we'll continue to update our plans based on when the aircraft is certified,” the company said in an statement.

The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after two fatal crashes killed 346 people, but the FAA is expected to lift its grounding order at some point in November.

American Airlines said it will make customers aware that they are flying on a 737 MAX. — Reuters

Source: Malay Mail