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Comment by rootusrootus

American has 24 Boeing 737-MAX8 planes out of a fleet of 963. For comparison, Southwest, who also has a large fleet of planes, has 34 out of 754.

Effectively they are operating a fleet that is 2.5% smaller than normal. I expect some impact to their schedule, but it shouldn't hit it that hard.

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