Since the Boeing 737 MAX first resumed commercial flights in early December 2020, more than 1,025 flights have been operated safely by airlines worldwide
25 January 2021: Air Canada has recently made an important announcement to resume Boeing 737 MAX commercial operations from 1st February 2021. This announcement comes on the backdrop of Transport Canada’s Airworthiness Directive of 20th January 2021 stating lifting of NOTAM for Boeing 737. Besides this many regulatory bodies worldwide have ungrounded the 737 MAX and Air Canada have carried out their own assessment by specialized safety and flight operations experts.
Captain Murray Strom, Vice President, Flight Operations at Air Canada said, “We are very confident the nearly two-year regulatory process undertaken by Transport Canada and other regulators worldwide ensures the utmost safety of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet from nose to tail, and from wing to wing. As part of Air Canada’s multi-layered approach to reinforcing and enhancing safety, our internal experts have also worked with independent specialists to conduct assessments of the aircraft and our operating procedures.”
“In addition to implementing all required updates and modifications to the aircraft, Air Canada has gone beyond by equipping its fleet with additional safety-enhancing features that exceed required regulatory standards. These measures are backed by our industry-leading flight operations, the extensive, comprehensive training programs our pilots and maintenance engineers regularly undergo, and our industry-renowned flight data analysis. Customers can therefore be assured that every crew member operating our fleet and the many employee teams working behind the scenes have an unwavering commitment to safety. We look forward to welcoming you onboard,” concluded Captain Strom.
The 737 MAX will gradually return to Air Canada’s North American route network as the airline continues to optimize its narrow body fleet. All flights are operated in accordance with Air Canada’s biosafety protocols and centered around the Air Canada CleanCare+ program.
Air Canada has 24 Boeing 737 MAX 8s that have a seating capacity of 169 passengers, with 16 Business Class seats and 153 Economy Class seats.
