American Airlines Hopes to Fly 737 MAX Before Year's End

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is hoping to return the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737 MAX to service before year's end, the clearest sign yet that airlines are expecting the plane to be cleared for takeoff in the months to come. The 737 MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after a pair of fatal accidents, but Boeing has been working with Federal Aviation Administration officials and international regulators to get the plane recertified. The process, after a series of missed internal Boeing deadlines, appears to be nearly complete, with a top European regulator indicating he believes the plane to be safe and FAA head Steve Dickson late last month telling reporters "we're in the homestretch" after performing a test flight.