American Airlines CEO Says ‘Highly Likely’ Boeing 737 MAX Will Fly by September

American Airlines CEO Says ‘Highly Likely’ Boeing 737 MAX Will Fly by September
An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 prepares to land at the Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla., on March 12, 2019. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Reuters
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CHICAGO—The grounded Boeing Co 737 MAX is “highly likely” to be flying by mid-August, American Airlines Group Inc Chief Executive Doug Parker told shareholders on June 12.

A battered aviation industry is awaiting regulatory approval for a software fix and pilot training updates by Boeing that would pave the way for the troubled jet to fly again following two deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia within five months.