A Boeing 737 Max leaves Miami International Airport with 100 passengers aboard Tuesday for the aircraft's first U.S. commercial flight since faulty sensor readings contributed to two deadly crashes in 2019. American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane’s first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes. American flight 718 carried 87 passengers on the 172-seat plane, and the return flight from LaGuardia Airport to Miami International Airport held 151 passengers, according to an airline spokeswoman. Brazil’s Gol airlines operated the first passenger flight with a revamped Max on Dec. 9. United Airlines plans to resume Max flights in February, and Southwest Airlines expects to follow in March.

Source: The Standard December 30, 2020 06:33 UTC