United follows American, Southwest in pulling Max until 2020
United Airlines gave up on carrying passengers on Boeing’s 737 Max this year, removing the grounded jet from its schedule until Jan 6. The carrier, which had previously pulled the aircraft until Dec 19, is cancelling more than 8,000 flights from October through early January as its 14 Max aircraft remain banned from flying. United is joining Southwest Airlines and American Airlines in taking the Max out of its flight schedule until January. Boeing has targeted this quarter for the narrow-body plane’s return, but regulators must first approve new software and other changes meant to avoid a repeat of the malfunctions linked to the accidents. At the time of the grounding, United had expected to have 30 Max jets in its fleet by year-end. <br/>
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United follows American, Southwest in pulling Max until 2020
United Airlines gave up on carrying passengers on Boeing’s 737 Max this year, removing the grounded jet from its schedule until Jan 6. The carrier, which had previously pulled the aircraft until Dec 19, is cancelling more than 8,000 flights from October through early January as its 14 Max aircraft remain banned from flying. United is joining Southwest Airlines and American Airlines in taking the Max out of its flight schedule until January. Boeing has targeted this quarter for the narrow-body plane’s return, but regulators must first approve new software and other changes meant to avoid a repeat of the malfunctions linked to the accidents. At the time of the grounding, United had expected to have 30 Max jets in its fleet by year-end. <br/>
