China News Service, December 9th. According to the "Central News Agency" report, after two fatal air crashes and groundings of Boeing 737MAX passenger planes in the United States for more than 20 months, on December 9, local time, Brazil's Gower Airlines asked Boeing 737MAX The aircraft returned to the sky, becoming the first airline in the world to resume the use of this aircraft on commercial routes.
Data map: On December 2, local time, after a 20-month security ban, the Boeing 737MAX aircraft made its first return flight in the United States on the 2nd under the witness of a number of media reporters.
The flight was performed by American Airlines (AA).
According to reports, Brazil's Galle Airlines expressed confidence in the safety upgrades and related pilot training programs implemented by Boeing.
Ferry, vice president of operations, said in a statement: "In the past 20 months, we have been conducting the most in-depth safety review in the history of commercial aviation." The statement said: "Safety is always the first and priority."
A spokesperson for Brazil's Galle Airlines stated that passengers who do not want to take a 737MAX aircraft can change their tickets for free.
The spokesperson said: “During the 12-month validity period after ticket purchase, passengers of Gower Airlines who do not want to take a Boeing 737MAX can re-arrange the itinerary without incurring additional costs or making up for the difference, and maintaining the same origin and destination. ""Special circumstances will be evaluated on an individual basis."
Gower Aviation said that its 140 pilots have received relevant training in the United States.
The airline pointed out that by the end of 2020, all its seven 737MAX aircraft will return to the sky.
In addition, American Airlines also plans to return the 737MAX to flight later in December.
Even so, the data released by Boeing on the 9th showed that Boeing was cancelled by customers for 63 737MAX aircraft orders in November, bringing the total number of orders cancelled by Boeing customers to 536 since the beginning of 2020.
Data shows that Boeing delivered 7 aircraft in November, and the delivery volume has reached 118 so far in 2020, while the delivery volume in the same period in 2019 was 345.
In October 2018 and March 2019, two Boeing 737MAX aircraft crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia resulted in a total of 346 deaths.
After two air crashes, the Boeing 737MAX was banned from flying globally in March 2019.
On December 2, 2020, Boeing's 737MAX aircraft carried out its first passenger go-around in the United States under the witness of many media reporters.