United cancels 737 Max flights into June
United Airlines Holdings Inc. has given up on flying the Boeing Co. 737 Max until June, two months longer than rival U.S. carriers, as the regulatory fate of the grounded aircraft remains unclear.
The Max will be removed from its schedule until June 4, the Chicago-based carrier said Friday. American Airlines Group Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co., the other U.S. Max operators, recently dropped the plane from service until April.
Regulators worldwide grounded the top-selling Boeing model in March after two crashes killed 346 people. Boeing has been forced to abandon its goal of securing approval this year for software changes meant to reduce the effects of a flight-control system on the Max. The manufacturer recently said it would temporarily halt Max production to save cash.
