Boeing 737 Max makes first passenger flight in China since March 2019

China is the last major market to resume flying the Max amid ongoing trade tensions with the US. - AP

BEIJING (AFP): A Chinese-operated Boeing 737 MAX took off Friday (Jan 13) from Guangzhou, according to tracking website Flightradar24 -- the first flight by a domestic airline since March 2019, when the model was grounded after two deadly crashes.

The China Southern Airlines flight took off in the afternoon for the city of Zhengzhou, the tracking website showed.