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Added on the 09/12/2020 14:00:34 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A one hour test flight of the Boeing 737 MAX with media onboard has safely landed in Tulsa, Oklahoma from Dallas, Texas. The plane was grounded for 20 months following two deadly crashes. IMAGES
The Boeing 737 MAX takes off for a test flight from Dallas by American Airlines with members of the news media onboard, in an effort to reassure the public of the plane's safety after it was grounded for 20 months following two deadly crashes. US air safety officials in mid-November cleared the MAX to return to service following changes to the plane and pilot training protocols. IMAGES
Boeing Co's 737 MAX aircraft takes off on its inaugural flight, as the company battles for market share against the rival A320neo made by French-based Airbus. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Passengers board the first Ethiopian Airlines flight on a Boeing 737 MAX since a crash nearly three years ago killed all 157 people on board and triggered the global grounding of the aircraft. IMAGES
Delta Air Lines reportedly cancelled 325 flights in the days leading up to Christmas. Christmas was the busiest travel season of the pandemic. A perfect storm of bad weather and a lack of pilots forced Delta to cancel the flights over a three-day period starting December 23. Business Insider reports Thanksgiving similarly saw over 600 flight cancellations at the airline. The cancellations reveal a trend of poor performance for Delta during the holidays.