American pushes 737 Max service re-entry to March

American Airlines has taken the grounded Boeing 737 Max out of its schedule until March 5, 2020. The announcement comes following Southwest Airlines' statement earlier in the day that it too would delay scheduling the aircraft until early March. American had previously said that it expected the aircraft to return to service in January. It now anticipates cancelling "approximately 140 flights" per day through March 4. The new March date is also just days short of the anniversary of the second of 2 737 Max crashes which left the aircraft type grounded worldwide. American adds that once the aircraft is cleared to fly again, it expects to slowly introduce it back into the schedule. “Since American will gradually phase the MAX into our operation over the course of a month, additional refinements to our schedule may occur,” the airline said. <br/>