Brazillian Airline GOL is currently operating the first Boeing 737 MAX flight with paying passengers since the aircraft type was grounded in March 2019. One of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, registered as PR-XMB, departed from Sao Paulo at 08:41 local time. It is expected to land in Porto Alegre at around 10:07.
In November, the FAA ungrounded Boeing’s 737 MAX, paving the way for US carriers to look towards resuming passenger operations. So far, Brazil has been the only other country to have followed the FAA in reversing the ban. However, others are due to follow.
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