The Boeing 737 Max made its official return to U.S. skies Tuesday, more than 20 months after the aircraft was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration and about six weeks since it was recertified.
American Airlines Flight 718, the first commercial 737 Max flight by a major U.S. airline since its recertification Nov. 18, departed from Miami shortly before 10:30 a.m. EST and arrived at New York LaGuardia a little early at 1:12 p.m.
The airline has one of the largest 737 Max fleets in the USA – 24 planes at the time of the aircraft s grounding in March 2019.
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said at the time of recertification that the Dallas-based carrier, which had 34 of the planes when they were grounded, doesn t anticipate putting the 737 Max on the schedule before spring 2021. The airline confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday that the plane is not on its 2021 schedule yet.
Director at Hill AFB removed for downplaying harassment complaints
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An Airman directs an F-35A Lightning II pilot to stop for a hot pit refuel with the aid of marshalling wands Sept. 14, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE â An official at Hill Air Force Base has been removed from their position after downplaying sexual harassment complaints that were eventually proven to be true. Two other base officials were also disciplined over mistakes made by the pair.
The unidentified individual was the Director of the base s Equal Opportunity Office. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel report led to the reassignment of the official to an area where they will no longer have influence over harassment claims.
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE â The head of Hill Air Force Baseâs Equal Opportunity Office has been reassigned after failing to take complaints of sexual harassment seriously.
Thatâs according to a bevy of documents released this week by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. The director of Hillâs EO office was terminated from the position after a U.S. Air Force investigation found the director had been âexecuting the responsibilities of the office improperly and unlawfully.â
Specifically, the Air Force found that the director (who is not named in the publicly available documents on the case) had actively discouraged employees at Hill from filing EOO complaints, illegally modified complaints, gave false or misleading information to complainants seeking to report harassment, and failed to properly identify conflicts of interest.