Tag: 737MAX

Boeing 737 MAX Makes First Passenger Flight in China Since March 2019

BEIJING/SYDNEY—A Boeing Co. 737 MAX made its first passenger flight in China in nearly four years on Friday. The China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd domestic flight from Guangzhou to Zhengzhou departed at 0445 GMT using a MAX plane, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. The best-selling Boeing model was grounded in March 2019 after fatal…


Judge: Passengers in Fatal Boeing 737 MAX Crashes Are ‘Crime Victims’

A judge in Texas ruled on Friday that people killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes are legally considered “crime victims,” a designation that will determine what remedies should be imposed. In December, some crash victims’ relatives said the Justice Department violated their legal rights when it struck a January 2021 deferred prosecution agreement with…


US Wants Revised Pilot Training After Boeing 737 MAX Crashes

WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it is proposing training revisions to help pilots avoid overly reliance on autopilot and to ensure they focus on flightpath management. The FAA said it was issuing draft guidance and recommended practices, and said it was important that even on autopilot flight crews “should always be aware of…


American Airlines to Buy More 737 MAX Jets, Defers Dreamliner Delivery

American Airlines Group Inc. said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy an additional 23 737 MAX 8 aircraft from Boeing Co. by exercising existing purchase options and deferring the delivery of some 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The airline’s move to boost its 737 MAX fleet comes at a time when domestic travel in the United…


China Clears Boeing 737 Max to Fly Again

BEIJING—China’s aviation regulator cleared the Boeing 737 Max on Thursday to return to flight, with technical upgrades, more than two years after the plane was grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes. China is the last major market where the Boeing 737 Max was awaiting approval after the United States allowed flights to resume in December…