<p>A Boeing 737 Max departed Miami International Airport with 100 passengers aboard Tuesday for the aircraft's first US commercial flight since faulty sensor readings contributed to two deadly crashes in 2019.</p>.<p>The American Airlines flight is scheduled to land at New Yorks LaGuardia Airport around 1:30 p.m. Eastern, according to an airline spokeswoman. The airline gave customers the chance to change flights if they were uncomfortable on the Max.</p>.<p>Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration approved changes that Boeing made to an automated flight-control system implicated in crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people in all.</p>.<p>In both crashes, the system pushed the nose down repeatedly based on faulty sensor readings, and pilots were unable to regain control.</p>.<p>Regulators in Europe and Brazil cleared the way for airlines to resume using the plane if certain changes were made and pilots were provided with additional training.</p>.<p>The first passenger flight with a revamped Max took place this month in Brazil. Brazils Gol airlines has since operated more than 540 flights and Aeromexico has operated more than 80 with Max planes, according to tracking service Flightradar24.</p>.<p>The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019, days after the second crash. Reports by House and Senate committees faulted Boeing and the FAA for failures in the process of certifying the plane.</p>.<p>FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson, a former military and airline pilot, operated a test flight in September and vouched for the plane's safety, saying he would put his family on it. American Airlines President Robert Isom planned to be on Tuesday's inaugural U.S. flight.</p>.<p>American plans to make one round trip a day between Miami and New York with the planes through January 4 before putting the Max on more routes.</p>.<p>United Airlines plans to resume flights with the Max in February, and Southwest Airlines plans to resume flights with the planes in March.</p>
<p>A Boeing 737 Max departed Miami International Airport with 100 passengers aboard Tuesday for the aircraft's first US commercial flight since faulty sensor readings contributed to two deadly crashes in 2019.</p>.<p>The American Airlines flight is scheduled to land at New Yorks LaGuardia Airport around 1:30 p.m. Eastern, according to an airline spokeswoman. The airline gave customers the chance to change flights if they were uncomfortable on the Max.</p>.<p>Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration approved changes that Boeing made to an automated flight-control system implicated in crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people in all.</p>.<p>In both crashes, the system pushed the nose down repeatedly based on faulty sensor readings, and pilots were unable to regain control.</p>.<p>Regulators in Europe and Brazil cleared the way for airlines to resume using the plane if certain changes were made and pilots were provided with additional training.</p>.<p>The first passenger flight with a revamped Max took place this month in Brazil. Brazils Gol airlines has since operated more than 540 flights and Aeromexico has operated more than 80 with Max planes, according to tracking service Flightradar24.</p>.<p>The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019, days after the second crash. Reports by House and Senate committees faulted Boeing and the FAA for failures in the process of certifying the plane.</p>.<p>FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson, a former military and airline pilot, operated a test flight in September and vouched for the plane's safety, saying he would put his family on it. American Airlines President Robert Isom planned to be on Tuesday's inaugural U.S. flight.</p>.<p>American plans to make one round trip a day between Miami and New York with the planes through January 4 before putting the Max on more routes.</p>.<p>United Airlines plans to resume flights with the Max in February, and Southwest Airlines plans to resume flights with the planes in March.</p>