American Airlines has cancelled 115 flights per day until August 19 due to its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX planes being grounded. The decision to ground all Boeing 737 MAX flights began last month, following the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10 which killed 149 passengers and eight crew members. The decision taken by American Airlines to suspend MAX flights was previously only scheduled until June 5. In a statement, American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker, said: “These 115 flights represent approximately 1.5% of American’s total flying each day this summer. “Based upon our ongoing work with the Federal

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