The software[1] has been adjusted.
The pilots have, it's said, been re-familiarized with its workings.
So despite the misgivings and legal appeals[2] of some, the Boeing 737 Max has again been flying passengers for some six weeks[3], without a hint of an incident. Without even word of some mass -- or even tiny -- passenger boycott, either.
American Airlines was the first to fly it[4] -- between La Guardia and Miami. United Airlines has put it back in the air too[5].
As The Points Guy reported[6], Southwest Airlines is returning it to passenger service in March. Even the Europeans are slowly bringing it back[7].
All, then, is well.
Indeed, the major American airlines are absolutely not hiding the fact that the plane is in the air. When you book, you see in the flight details that the plane is a 737 Max.
It seems, though, that not every airline is quite so enthusiastic. Or, perhaps, confident.
I was moved, you see, by the approach of Cayman Airways. It appears taxed by the idea that its Maxes may be flying passengers again.
The Seattle Times' Dominic Gates spotted[8] the airline's announcement for the return of the Max. Which, oddly, doesn't mention the word Max.
Instead, it's an invitation to the public to "come and walk through the National Airline's brand new Boeing 737-8 jet."
I'm not sure how reassuring walking through the jet might be. Yes, the overhead bins are bigger. It is, though, the plane whose inadequate software and