United Airlines has pushed back its flight cancellations due to the Boeing 737 Max grounding until December 19. The airline had previously canceled flights through November 3.
United had previously canceled flights through November 3. Canceling more than 90 daily flights this far in advance will make it easier to accommodate affected passengers on different flights. Boeing is still promising that it will have a software fix for the plane to the Federal Aviation Administration by early next month, and that it expects to win approval for the plane to fly again sometime in October.
And even after that approval, it'll take some time to add flights to the schedule. Pilots will need to get training on the new safety procedures, and the airlines will want to have a chance to sell seats on the flights they plan to add to the schedule.A Russian company is the first customer to sue Boeing over its 737 Max planesSouthwest , which has more 737 Max planes in its fleet than any other US airline, has canceled about 180 daily flights through January 5.
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