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[Boeing Stages First Flight for 737 Max after 20-month Ban]
Boeing's 737 MAX staged its first post-grounding flight with media yesterday, as carrier American Airlines sought to demonstrate to the public that the redesigned jet is safe after being grounded for 20-months.
The flight was a 45-minute hop from Dallas, Texas, to Tulsa, Oklahoma. American Airlines is likely to be the first carrier to use MAX aircraft starting December 29 with once-a-day round trip between New York and Miami. In March 2019, the model was grounded after two crashes in five months killed 346 people, marking the industry's worst safety crisis in decades and undermining US aviation regulatory leadership. Some of the relatives of those who died in the MAX crashes expressed outrage at both Boeing and American Airlines over what they believe was a publicity stunt.
在经历20个月的停飞后，美国波音公司737 MAX型客机，周三首次搭载民航业及监管机构以外的人员复飞。当天，包括多家媒体记者、空乘人员在内的90人，搭乘美国航空公司一架该机型客机，从得克萨斯州飞抵俄克拉荷马州，航程45分钟。
美航试图通过此次复飞，向乘客表明升级后的737 MAX飞机是安全的。美航还计划，本月29号开始使用波音737 MAX客机，每天执飞一轮往返纽约和迈阿密的航班。2019年，在接连发生两起空难后，波音737 MAX遭全球禁飞。
今年11月，美国联邦航空局宣布解除对这一机型的"禁飞令"。不过，一些空难死者家属认为，该型号客机仍不安全，对美航复飞计划表达不满。
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