Boeing Expects 737 MAX to Return to Service January

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Chinedu Eze

The US aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, has said while the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and international aviation regulators would determine the timing of certification and return to service of 737 Max, the company continues to target FAA certification of the updated flight control software by the end of this quarter.

 Boeing, said it was possible that it could resume deliveries of the 737 MAX in December, subject to when the FAA issues an Airworthiness Directive for the aircraft.

 Work on the final validation of the updated training requirements was also continuing, a necessary step before the MAX could return to commercial service.

 Boeing outlined five steps it has to complete before the aircraft could return to service. These included simulator certification, a pilot workload evaluation, an FAA flight certification test, final submission of information to the FAA, and a simulator training evaluation.

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Source: Thisday Newspaper