https://gizmodo.com/american-airlines-wants-to-win-back-trust-in-its-737-ma-1835501672
American Airlines has a plan for convincing consumers that the Boeing 737 Max
aircraft in its fleet are safe for flight: Stick their top brass on them and see
how it goes.
American Airlines chief Doug Parker said during a shareholders meeting this week
that executives and other staff would take flights on the 737 Max jets before
the carrier would ask its customers to do so, Bloomberg reported Thursday. That
is, hm, certainly one idea.
In an emailed statement to Gizmodo about the move, a spokesperson for American
with the new training elements Boeing is developing for the MAX, will lead to
confidence in our fleet, which is flown by our highly-trained pilots. Our
customers can be assured that an American Airlines pilot would never operate an
The decision follows what has been a disastrous public relations period for both
737 Max planes were ordered grounded in March following two separate deadly
be cleared for commercial flight, airlines with the jets in their fleet have
been forced to continue canceling flights.
American Airlines announced this week that it would extend cancellations of
flights through Sep. 3, writing in a notice that roughly 115 flights per day
would be canceled as a result. Southwest Airlines, which also has 737 Max jets
in its fleet, also announced this week that it would be canceling roughly 100
flights per day through the beginning of September.
Will American Airlines putting its top brass on aircraft involved in the deaths
of hundreds of people restore consumer trust? Who the hell knows. Surveys around
though, they can have that.
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