The plane was cleared by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on November 18 to carry passengers again. So far Brazil is the only other country whose aviation regulator has cleared the plane for passengers to fly, although officials in Europe and Canada are close to doing so.
GOL (GOL), Brazil’s largest domestic airline, said it would use the aircraft on routes to and from the country’s largest city, Sao Paulo, although it did not specify a specific route for the first flights.
It said passengers would be notified that their flight would now be flown on the 7 Max7 Max, and that any passengers who did not wish to fly would have their tickets converted into flights using other devices.
Nothing flies except GOL Boeing (B.A.) The aircraft in its fleet of 127 jets, it makes a major customer for the aircraft manufacturer. Its fleet consists of seven aircraft of its 737 Max. He expects all seven to return by the end of December. It also has orders for 95 other 737 Max aircraft, and is scheduled to take delivery between 2022 and 2032.
Three U.S. Airlines that have Max, American Airlines (AL), United (UAL) And Southwest (L.U.V.), The aircraft has been slow to re-enter service.
The flight between Miami and New York on December 29 will have three Americans using the aircraft. United said last month that it expects to start flying in the first three months of 2021. In the southwest, 34 of which are jets – more than any other airline – are not expected to fly passengers on the 737 Max until spring 2021.
The GLA said it is confident that the changes made to the aircraft during its 20-month grounding make its flight safer. The safety mechanism and stalling, designed to prevent the plane from taking off too fast, were responsible for pushing both fatal flights under the nose, causing them to crash. The aircraft now has additional sensors to protect against false readings that will trigger that safety mechanism.
“We are delighted that the Boeing 737 Max is back on our network,” said Paulo Kakinoff, CEO of GOL. “The Max is the most efficient aircraft in aviation history and the only one that undergoes a complete recertification process, ensuring the highest level of safety and reliability. We reaffirm our confidence in Boeing.”
GOL also said that it has received additional training for its 1,140 pilots who will be able to fly the maximum on how to handle the new safety systems in the aircraft.
“We are delighted to partner with GOL to reach this important goal and we look forward to seeing what remains to be done in our partnership,” said Landon Lumis, Managing Director of Boeing, Brazil.
This is the second big show of confidence in an airline by an airline this month. Irish discount carrier last week Rainer (RYAAY) Announced that it is ordering an additional 757 Max aircraft above For previous order 135 737 Max aircraft.
But other airlines have canceled orders for 565 aircraft by October 1 this year, with 44,448 orders canceled this year. Alone. Most of the canceled orders were due to the sharp decline in air travel due to the Covid-19 epidemic and the need for airlines to save their cash.
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