American Airlines flew the first commercial Boeing 737 MAX flight in the U.S. since the jet was ... [+] grounded in 2019 after two fatal crashes. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ASSOCIATED PRESSKey FactsAmerican Airlines is the first U.S. airline to bring the Boeing 737 MAX back into passenger service after the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the jet to fly in November. Key BackgroundIn 2019, regulators grounded Boeing’s 737 MAX fleet worldwide after two deadly crashes occurred in quick succession. Less than five months later, all 157 passengers and crew on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight perished when the plane crashed minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa. This is how many died in the two crashes that led regulators to ground the Boeing 737 MAX fleet.

Source: Forbes December 29, 2020 20:03 UTC