Why U.S. airlines are eager to fly Boeing's upgraded 737 MAX [View all]

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Source: Seattle Times

Though Boeing’s 737 MAX will return to service at a bleak moment in the airline industry when the pandemic has dried up demand, some carriers want the plane flying again as soon as possible.

The first to fly will be American Airlines, which has scheduled a MAX round-trip flight from Miami to New York’s La Guardia airport for Dec. 29.

According to an internal memo sent Sunday to Alaska Airlines pilots, the Seattle-based carrier plans to take its first 737-9 MAX delivery early next year and start flying it in service by the end of March.

United Airlines expects to schedule flights on the MAX in late January or February.

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