United planned up to 110 737 Max flights by end-2019
United Airlines planned to operate up to 110 daily flights with the Boeing 737 Max by the end of year, more than double the number it flew when the type was grounded in March. The carrier, which operated 14 737 Max 9s when the type was suspended, has warned of a growing impact from the grounding that, to date, it has mitigated by swapping in spare aircraft and postponing non-essential maintenance on others to cover its 50 daily Max flights at the time. But with the grounding expected to stretch into the summer, United has removed the 737-9 from schedules through July and warned of a greater impact to passengers to come. "With 14 aircraft that was something that we could manage for a month or two," said COO Greg Hart. "But beyond that, it gets really tough to manage." <br/>
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United planned up to 110 737 Max flights by end-2019
United Airlines planned to operate up to 110 daily flights with the Boeing 737 Max by the end of year, more than double the number it flew when the type was grounded in March. The carrier, which operated 14 737 Max 9s when the type was suspended, has warned of a growing impact from the grounding that, to date, it has mitigated by swapping in spare aircraft and postponing non-essential maintenance on others to cover its 50 daily Max flights at the time. But with the grounding expected to stretch into the summer, United has removed the 737-9 from schedules through July and warned of a greater impact to passengers to come. "With 14 aircraft that was something that we could manage for a month or two," said COO Greg Hart. "But beyond that, it gets really tough to manage." <br/>
