Copa Airlines will be the first to resume international 737 MAX flights

Copa Airlines is set to become the first airline worldwide to operate the Boeing 737 MAX on international routes since the type was grounded in March 2019. According to Copa, it will resume flights with the MAX on January 4, 2021. Copa will be the fourth carrier worldwide to restart commercial operations with the MAX. First, it was GOL Linhas Aereas in Brazil, then Aeromexico in Mexico. American Airlines will operate its first MAX flight on December 29, and Copa Airlines on January 4, according to an announcement by Copa’s CEO, Pedro Heilbron. Copa Airlines became the first non-US carrier to receive a new Boeing 737 MAX since March 2019. It was its seventh MAX 9, and the airline expects to receive one more before the year ends.<br/>