MAX back in commercial service

On 9 December, the B737MAX officially returned to commercial service with GOL operating the first revenue MAX-flight in over 20 months. GOL-flight 4104 flew from Sao Paulo-Guarulhos to Porto Alegre. The aircraft used was PR-XMB (43987), which made several test-flights in the previous day to be fully fit for this occassion. A few hours later, PR-XMC (43989) followed, flying as GOL1065 from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Sao Paulo-Guarulhos.

The next airline that will resume operations with the MAX will be American Airlines, which is planning to start flying the type as of 29 December between New York-La Guardia (NY) and Miami-International (FL).

Photo by GOL Linhas Aereas