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Boeing 737 MAX 8s are a regular feature of American Airlines' fleet.
American Airlines' 737 MAX 8s are not ETOPS-certified and cannot operate transoceanic flights.
KEY POINTS
- Other airlines, like WestJet and Air Canada, use ETOPS-certified 737 MAX 8s for transatlantic routes.
- American Airlines prefers using ETOPS-certified A321neos and widebodies for long-haul narrowbody flights.
- In 2024, American converted 30 MAX 8 orders to MAX 10s and excluded MAX 8s from new orders.
- A past incident in 2015 involved American mistakenly flying a non-ETOPS A321 to Hawaii.
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