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Why is the MAX8 still flying?
When I search for B38M as the type, I note that SWA and AA are still flying the MAX8 over US airspace. These are grounded of course? Is this just a reporting error or some other technical misreporting? For instance, this is from Sunday 3/17/19. (flightaware.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Good Question... I see flights from UA, AA and SW .... unless FA is reporting incorrect data...
It could be a ferry flight (with no passengers). They would still need to get a waiver from the FAA.
The FAA grounding allows each airframe to be flown three times on ferry flights. Perhaps airlines are moving them to bases where maintenance can be carried out while they're not flying.
The FA database could be wrong. If you do a B78M search on FR24 you won't find a single plane in the air
Cannot edit my typo - I meant B38M
This could also mean that FR24 doesn't take into account ferry flights, meaning their logic used for flight tracking is flawed.
there are at least 9 SWA to 7 different locations, so ferry flights seem dubious. Maybe, but doubtful. It is a mystery.