American Airlines CEO: ‘I Don't Know … That Any Amount of Marketing' Can Calm Traveler Fears About Flying 737 Max Jets

The world's largest airline is bracing for short-term passenger anxiety about flying on the Boeing Co. 737 Max, which was grounded in March after two deadly crashes in a five-month span."There may be some period of time'' in which customers have misgivings, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said in an interview with NBC, which will be aired in full late Wednesday. "But we'll work through that.''Airlines will soon face the delicate task of coaxing passengers back onto Boeing's best-selling jet, once the aircraft is cleared to return to the skies. The planemaker is finalizing an update to software implicated in both accidents, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is hosting global regulators at a meeting Thursday in Fort Worth to discuss next steps."What we need to do is have the airplane be deemed airworthy, be back in service, have American Airlines pilots flying,'' Parker told NBC's Lester Holt in a passage of the interview that the broadcaster tweeted. "I know that if that's the case, the airplane's 100% safe, as will most of our customers. And over time, others will see that and come to the same conclusion.''  Continue reading...