JDiver

NOTE: This thread is for discussing the return to service, including new routes, policies, etc. Other threads exist, including those listed below this, for other 737 MAX-related topics.

Aircraft Guide: Which 738 / 737-800 version, or 7M8 / 737 MAX 8?

Aircraft Guide: AA Boeing 737 MAX 8 / 7M8 First / Business Seats, Etc.

Aircraft Guide: AA Boeing 737 MAX 8 / 7M8 Meridian Main Cabin, MCE Seats, Etc.

Aircraft Guide: AA Boeing 737 MAX 8 / 7M8 Meridian Main Cabin, MCE Seats, Etc. (737 MAX 8 aircraft are Oasis “out of the box”)

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...compliant.html

Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes and effects on AA 737 MAX 8s (NOT reaccommodation)

ARCHIVE: 737 MAX (7M8) grounded until TBA. What to do if scheduled to fly on one?

American Planning 737 MAX Service Restoration (Limited Start Dec and 2021) [CLOSED]

There’s been a lot of discussion about the return of the American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 to service. The revised Boeing 737 MAX 8 re-entered service today, December 29 2020, MIA-LGA, with AA President Robert Isom and a number of other executives.
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Here’s AA’s 737 MAX 8 current policy, including reaccommodation

Boeing 737 MAX Return to Service (link)

Safety guides every decision we makeSafety is our No. 1 priority at American. It guides every decision we make and action we take. And, it is with this unequivocal standard that we will return the Boeing 737 MAX to service now that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recertified the aircraft. American has put in place rigorous processes to ensure that every plane in the air is safe and our pilots, flight attendants, team members and customers are confident in the return of the 737 MAX.

Collaboration with our union partners

Throughout the 20-month recertification process, American worked closely with the FAA and Boeing, in addition to our union leaders and their safety teams. The company and the Allied Pilots Association (APA), APA’s Ad Hoc Return to Service Committee the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and our Tech Ops team have worked in lockstep with the mutual goal of returning the 737 MAX safely back to service for American.

Transparency and flexibility for our customers

We know that restoring our customers’ confidence in this aircraft will come with time and importantly, transparency and flexibility. With enhanced notifications and clarity throughout the booking process, customers will be able to easily identify whether they are traveling on a 737 MAX even if schedules change.

If a customer doesn’t want to fly on a 737 MAX aircraft, they won’t have to. In addition to the elimination of change fees for most customers announced in August 2020, in the immediate term, we’ll provide additional flexibility to ensure our customers can be easily re-accommodated if they prefer not to fly this aircraft type. And if their aircraft type ever changes to a 737 MAX, there is no end to the flexibility our customers will have to feel comfortable. Customers can:
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• Rebook on the next available flight in the same cabin — free of charge.
  
  
• Cancel their trip and receive travel credits redeemable with American Airlines.
  
  
• Change their itinerary within a 300-mile radius at no extra charge if there is no alternative American Airlines flight available to get them to their destination.

donotblink

I wonder what the load factor was on this first flight (+upcoming flights).

AAExecPlatFlier

Abii of ur 1/2 to lga. And pretty much full lga Mia

cmd320

These things are showing up now on MIA-MCO which is a giant pain for me, especially since the Centurion Lounge is closing at 7pm right now meaning longer layovers will be spent sitting in E I suppose.

IADCAflyer

Booked on one DCA-MIA. Im actually curious to try it.

cmd320

If you've ever flown on a Fauxasis 738, you essentially already have.

IADCAflyer

Yeah I know, but I'm a purist and I track if I've been on a 737-700, -800, -900, or an 8Max.

Ysitincoach

Published media reports said 100.

AsiaTravel2019

Anyway to know which exact routes are flying the Max? Wanting to try it out next month.

cmd320

Well, it definitely seems to be on LGA-MIA and MCO-MIA.

AsiaTravel2019

Yes and I see DCA -MIA too.

N830MH

And there's more. MIA-SJU, MIA-TPA, MIA-DCA, MIA-BOS and MIA-JFK.

cova

AA grounds 17 MAX's as part of cockpit electrical wiring check - could be down for a few hours to a few days.

Applies to newer build MAX's.

Reported on CNBC. Also WN grounding 30 MAX's temporarily as well.