American Airlines Targets January 16 for Boeing 737 Max’s Return to Service
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Is this finally it? Is the Boeing 737 Max returning to service? American Airlines is more confident than ever that the airplane will be ready by January 16, but that remains to be seen.
American Airlines has canceled Boeing 737 Max flights for six more weeks, through Jan. 15, but finally is targeting a date for the aircraft's return, the carrier said Wednesday morning.
American is planning to resume Max flights on January 16, saying in a statement it is confident "the impending software updates to the Boeing 737 MAX will lead to recertification of the aircraft later this year and resumption of commercial service in January 2020." Before Wednesday, American had canceled Max flights through Dec. 3, though the airline had not identified a day for its return.
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