First flight will be between DXB and Sialkot on Thursday 8 April
flydubai has confirmed that five of its 14 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft will return to operations from Thursday following a decision by UAE regulators earlier this year clearing the jet for service.
Dubai’s low-cost carrier is the world’s second largest customer of Boeing’s 737 MAX, which was grounded for almost two years until the beginning of 2021 following two crashes.
Four of the carrier’s MAX 8s and one of its MAX 9s have received regulatory approval from the General Civil Aviation Authority to re-join the fleet. The remaining nine MAX aircraft will return to passenger service “over the coming months”, flydubai said in a statement.
The first flight to be operated by one of the carrier’s MAX aircraft will be Dubai International (DXB) to Sialkot International Airport (SKT) with the flight currently scheduled to operate on 8 April. Passengers will be notified in advance of travel if their itinerary now includes a flight that is scheduled to be operated by a MAX.
“The MAX is integral to flydubai’s fleet and we are confident in the aircraft and its capabilities,” said Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai.
The return to service of the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft follows a 20-month review by the manufacturer, regulators, engineers, scientists, researchers, mechanics and pilots.
Improvements to the jet include installing software enhancements, completing a wire separation modification, conducting pilot training and performing aircraft reactivation activities.
Hamad Obaidalla, CCO at flydubai, said: “We are pleased to see the MAX aircraft re-join our fleet. While the aircraft’s first flight will be from Dubai to Sialkot, they will operate to a number of flydubai’s destinations over the coming weeks.”
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