American Airlines extended flight cancellation again with Boeing 737 Max

The airline's decision will affect 115 daily flights and the president of the American Robert Isom has stressed to his employees that they expect the Boeing 737 Max fleet to be certified again before August 19 ", but they preferred to remain cautious, said EFE.

"By extending our cancellations in the summer, we can more reliably plan the high season of travel and provide security for our customers and employees", US leaders said.

They added that "once the Max is recertified, the airline will use it as a spare part to complete its operations if necessary".

American announced a week ago that it would cancel its flights until June 5, but postponed this date and increased the number of daily flights affected to 115, which nevertheless represent 1.5% of the daily total, says a statement from the company.

The 737 Max fleet remains paralyzed in some 50 countries, including the United States, after doubts about its safety resulting from the loss of Ethiopia last March and Indonesia last October.

Failing to know the final report of the investigation, the preliminary information indicates, in both cases, a technical failure of the control software and the company is working on an update to relieve it, after which the aircraft must be certified by the authorities again.

For this reason, American Airlines said: "We remain confident that the pending software updates, as well as the new training elements developed by Boeing for Max, will soon lead to the recertification of the aircraft."

Meanwhile, Boeing announced last Thursday that it had made 96 test flights with the 737 Max including the software update, and it is expected that this improvement will be provided to aviation authorities over the next two years. weeks.