This week, the Boeing 737 Max returned to commercial lines with a three-hour American Airlines flight between Miami and New York. Tuesday’s flight marked the first time a Boeing 737 Max has carried commercial passengers since the plane ran aground in 2019 after two fatal accidents.
According to a Business Insider report, an American Airlines Boeing 737 Max carried commercial passengers for the first time in many months this week. The flight, which took off in Miami and landed successfully in New York City, transported members of the media, American officials and other passengers. Flight captain Sean Roskey even brought his mother on the flight.
Business Insider reporter Chris Sloan documented his experience in returning the fleet to the airways. This was not Sloan’s first experience on a Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Sloan had already flown between Miami and New York.
“For years, I flew the Boeing 737 Max twice a month on one of American Airlines’ most profitable and busiest dairy journeys: between Miami and New York. Flying is not much more routine than this route, and it has become a pedestrian for me as for many others ”, explained Sloan.
Passengers on board the flight felt confident that the problems with the plane’s infamous signaling system were repaired during the recertification process. “It has been tested and examined now more than any other airplane in history, so I feel completely safe,” said a passenger to Sloan.
American Airlines President Robert Isom said the airline would have reactivated all 24 of its 737 Max planes in early January. The airline also announced that it has ordered an additional 10 Boeing 737 Maxs.
However, many remain skeptical about the safety of the plane. Breitbart News reported in December that an investigative report published by Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) claimed that Boeing “inappropriately influenced” FAA test pilots during the 737 Max fleet recertification process.
“Our findings are worrisome. The report details a number of significant examples of lapses in aviation security oversight and failed FAA leadership, ”said Wicker. “It is clear that the agency requires consistent oversight to ensure that its work to protect the public in flight is performed completely and correctly.”
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