Aircraft
Brazil's Gol To Become First To Resume Boeing Max Service
Brazil’s largest domestic carrier Gol plans to launch Max service from Sao Paulo on December 9.
Gol now holds delivery positions on 88 more Boeing 737 Max jets after accepting seven and canceling orders for 35. (Image: Boeing)
Gol now holds delivery positions on 88 more Boeing 737 Max jets after accepting seven and canceling orders for 35. (Image: Boeing)

Brazil’s Gol expects to resume flying the Boeing 737 Max on Wednesday, making it the first airline in the world to operate the model since its grounding by global aviation authorities in March 2019. Brazil’s largest domestic carrier on late Monday said the first flights would originate from its hub in Sao Paulo and that all seven of its Max 8s would gradually return to service by the end of this month. Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) issued approval for the Max to resume operations on November 25, a week after the FAA lifted its 20-month grounding of the narrowbody.