The 8,500 pilots of Southwest Airlines exclusively fly the 737, and it is the world's largest operator of the 737 Max 8, employing 34 of the aircraft. "This is ridiculous," said Captain Dennis Tajer, a representative of the Allied Pilots Association, which represents 15,000 American Airlines pilots. The self-administered transition course for American Airlines pilots was a 56-minute online course, Tajer said, which he completed on his iPad. American Airlines is working to have 737 Max simulators in place by the end of the year, added Tajer. A Lion Air 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed in October last year shortly after taking off from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board.

Source: CNN March 22, 2019 04:20 UTC