After a long hiatus, the B737MAX is finally back in the air again. Approval was given by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in November 2020 for the grounded aircraft type to take to the skies again, for airlines under the FAA jurisdiction, and this action saw a number of other countries follow suit with regulators in Europe, Britain, Canada, Brazil and the UAE giving the go ahead for take off. This isn’t the case in Asia yet where the aircraft remains grounded. In this short article we take a look at who is flying the B737MAX since its return and where.
Back in February 2019, when the B737MAX was still in operation, flights on this aircraft type accounted for 1.1% of global capacity. Today, in February 2021, less than half that amount, 0.4% of global capacity operates on the MAX aircraft. In 2019 there were 36 carriers with the B737MAX operating and now there are just 8 carriers currently operating the MAX, all but one who are based in the Americas.
Source: OAG…