{"id":106957,"date":"2021-03-12T20:36:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T20:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=106957"},"modified":"2021-03-12T20:36:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T20:36:10","slug":"southwest-airlines-resumed-flights-with-boeing-737-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/03\/southwest-airlines-resumed-flights-with-boeing-737-max.html","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Airlines resumed flights with Boeing 737 Max."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two years after the Boeing 737 Max was grounded in the United States, Southwest Airlines returned the aircraft to service Thursday. 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