American Airlines cuts 5,000 more flights while Boeing scrambles to fix 737 MAX

American Airlines, one of the three U.S. carriers that owns Boeing’s new 737 MAX, is cutting about 5,000 more flights because of the jetliner’s grounding after overseas crashes.

The cancellations, which involve 90 flights a day through June 5, add to those at Southwest and United, which have snarled air travel and ramped up pressure on Boeing to complete a patch for anti-stall software that will satisfy the Federal Aviation Administration that the plane is safe to return to commercial use.