{"id":103218,"date":"2020-11-19T22:37:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T22:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=103218"},"modified":"2020-11-19T22:38:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T22:38:15","slug":"southwest-deploys-team-to-remove-the-737-max-jets-out-of-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/11\/southwest-deploys-team-to-remove-the-737-max-jets-out-of-desert.html","title":{"rendered":"Southwest deploys team to remove the 737 MAX jets out of desert."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Southwest Airlines <\/strong>has sent a team of mechanics to Victorville, California to start the long process of bringing its 34 Boeing 737 MAX <\/strong>jets out of their desert hibernation, after the planes’ permission to fly was restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Southwest Airlines considering buying Airbus A220 aircraft.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How passengers will feel about flying in the aircraft is unclear, although Southwest customers\u2019 response to the MAX in a recent survey was positive, executives said, Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday lifted a 20-month grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX sparked by two crashes that together killed 346 people within five months and mandated a series of safety changes airlines must complete before the jets can fly with passengers again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Southwest Airlines offers tickets from $49 for winter travel.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low-cost carrier Southwest is the largest 737 MAX operator in the world and was betting heavily on the aircraft to expand its business before the coronavirus pandemic sapped demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow each customer feels about making a reservation on a 737 MAX or flying on a MAX is an expression of personal comfort that we know is going to be different for every person,\u201d said Alan Kasher, senior vice president of Southwest\u2019s air operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southwest does not plan to schedule 737 MAX flights until the second quarter of 2021, and will allow anyone uncomfortable with flying the aircraft to rebook their flight at no charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A team of mechanics has already been keeping watch over Southwest\u2019s 34 jets in storage in Victorville, running the engines and systems on a regular basis, and a fresh team is now there to further \u201cdepreserve and exercise\u201d the aircraft and complete the FAA\u2019s mandated changes, a process that will take about 280 hours, Kasher said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the FAA approves the work, the jets will fly to Southwest\u2019s main hangar cities for additional checks and maintenance. Meanwhile, its 8,000 pilots will receive fresh 737 MAX training that will include about two hours in a simulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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