American Airlines became the first operator to use Boeing’s Landing Gear Exchange program for the MAX, less than a decade after the type entered commercial service
Philadelphia-Vienna will stretch the long-range narrowbody to about 3,750 nautical miles as U.S. airlines increasingly use the type to open transatlantic markets
US carrier is evaluating proposals from Airbus and Boeing, with deliveries expected in the early 2030s when its Boeing 777-200ER fleet begins to retire