American Airlines extends 737 Max cancellations

By Regina Barton

Published June 10, 2019 4:10pm ET

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American Airlines extends 737 Max cancellations — Workers stand near a Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliner being built for American Airlines prior to a test flight, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Renton, Wash. Passenger flights using the plane remain grounded worldwide as investigations into two fatal crashes involving the airplane continue. | (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

American Airlines won’t put passengers on Boeing 737 Max airplanes until Sept. 3.

In April, the airline grounded its fleet of the troubled jets until Aug. 19 in the wake of two crashes involving the jet that left 346 people dead. Boeing blamed defects in flight control systems software for the crashes.

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