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FAA Says Boeing 737 MAX Could Be Ungrounded in June

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials speaking to the United Nations Thursday said the ungrounding of airlines/boeing-forced-to-answer-737-max-criticism-from-pilots-congress.html” target=”_self” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>Boeing’s 737 MAX fleet could happen as soon as late June.

According to Reuters.com, FAA and Boeing representatives made the announcement during a briefing with members of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) governing council in Montreal.

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While no specific timetable has been set for the grounded planes to be permitted to fly again, two FAA officials presented the details of the investigation and airlines/boeing-reporting-losses-from-737-max-grounding-at-1-billion.html” target=”_self” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>Boeing’s work to get the aircraft ready to fly safely once again.

“We are going through an incredibly intensive and robust process to make the safety case to unground the Max,” FAA Administrator Daniel Elwell said following the meeting.” He added that the agency wouldn’t let the plane fly “until we have made that safety case.”

While Boeing officials announced last week the software update for 737 MAX planes had been completed, the FAA said the aircraft manufacturer has not yet submitted a final, formal application for its upgrade to the flight-control system.

Aviation officials from Canada, China, Ethiopia, Europe and Indonesia were in attendance at the meeting, but many of the nations said the 737 MAX planes would have to be approved by their own government agencies before being allowed to fly in their respective countries.

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