American Airlines has cancelled all scheduled flights with Boeing 737 MAX jets through 3 September 3, extending the grounding of its fleet.
The airline had previously cancelled all 737 MAX flights through 19 August as it awaited recertification of the aircraft in the wake of the crashes.to the Boeing 737 MAX, along with the new training elements Boeing is developing in coordination with our union partners, will lead to recertification of the aircraft soon."The extension means that American Airlines will have cancelled 115 flights since grounding its 14 737 MAX aircraft.
It said it extended the timeframe to allow its clients and crews"to more reliably plan their upcoming travel." The crashes of a Lion Air 737 MAX in Indonesia in October 2018 and of an Ethiopian Airlines jet of the same model in March brought to light malfunctions in the plane's MCAS anti-stall system.
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