American Airlines will extend its grounding of the troubled Boeing 737 Max jet until mid-August.
Boeing grounded the Max planes worldwide last month after deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
Harry Horton reports:
American Airlines cancels 737 Max flights until August
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