Boeing 737 Max receives FAA approval to reenter commercial service

21:32, November 18, 2020

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  European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January

  EuropeissettoliftitsflightbanontheBoeing737MAXpassengerjetlinerinJanuaryafterU.S.regulatorslastweekendeda20-monthgroundingtriggeredbytwofatalcrashes.。TheheadoftheEuropeanUnionAviationSafetyAgencysaidinremarksairedonSaturdaythatthe737MAXwassafetoflyafterchangestothedesignofthejetthatcrashedtwiceinfiv

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  China sticks to own rules regarding Boeing 737 Max back to service: Regulator

  A Boeing 737 MAX jet lands following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington on June 29. (Photo: VCG)China will stick to its previously-set rules after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Boeing to fly the once-problematic 737 MAX jet again, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) told the Global Times on Wednesday.Chinas aviation regulator said there are rules that were made public before, including any design changes to the aircraft must be approved for airworthiness. Also, pilots must be fully and effectively trained by Boeing, and there must be a clear investigation outcome from the two tragic accidents associated with 737 Max jetliner.In October, Feng Zhenglin, head of the CAAC, said that "as long as [the aircraft] meets the (above) three requirements, we are happy to see it back in service."Richard Wynne, managing director for China marketing with Boeing Commercial Airplanes, told the Global Times last week that Boeing has been actively cooperating with Chinese regulators in terms of technical support, but the time for the planes return to flight in Chinese market will be determined by the Chinese regulators, and, Boeing has no timetable.Boeing said in a release sent to the Global Times that throughout the past 20 months, it has worked closely with global airlines, providing them with detailed recommendations regarding long-term storage and ensuring their input was part of the effort to safely return the plane back to service.Boeing said it will continue to work with regulators around the world and customers to return the airplane back into service.China was the first to order the Boeing 737 MAX grounded after two fatal crashes abroad in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.Chinese airlines had 96 737 MAX jets in operation before the grounding.Reuters reported on Wednesday that FAA chief Steve Dickson has signed an order to allow the Boeing 737 MAX to resume flight...

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  China not yet prepared to let 737 Max fly again

  Boeing 737 Max airplanes are parked at the companys production facility on Wednesday in Renton, Washington. The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the 737 Max for flight after nearly two years of being grounded. (Photo: AFP)Chinas civil aviation authority said on Thursday that it has not yet set a time for the Boeing 737 Max to fly again in China, despite its US counterpart having given the green light to the jets operation in the United States.On Wednesday, the US Federal Aviation Administration cleared the 737 Max for flight after nearly two years of being grounded following two crashes that killed 346 people.The jet was grounded around the world after an Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed six minutes into its flight from Addis Ababa in March 2019. That happened less than five months after another Boeing 737 Max flown by Indonesias Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea in October 2018.China, with a fleet of 97 Boeing 737 Max jets, grounded the planes on March 11, 2019, the first country to do so after the crashes.With FAA approval, the first to fly the plane will be American Airlines, which has scheduled a 737 Max round-trip flight from Miami to New Yorks La Guardia Airport on Dec 29. United Airlines expects to schedule flights on the Max in late January or February.The FAA approval only covers US domestic flights, operated by American, United and Southwest Airlines. Flights to or within other countries, such as China and Canada, will need further approval by their civil aviation regulators.Asked when China would lift its grounding order, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Thursday that there has been no change in its position of late October, when Feng Zhenglin, director of the administration, said at a news conference that China will ensure there have been safe and reliable modifications made before considering allowing the planes back in Chinese airspace.Before that, he said, three conditions must be met: Updated de...