Grounded Boeings are likely to fly only in 2020
Regulator says it will be diligent in clearing Max 737 for take-off because safety is the priority
11 December 2019 - 18:15
The US government approvals that are needed to return Boeing’s 737 Max to the skies won’t be completed until 2020, the top US aviation regulator said on Wednesday. It dashes the company’s hopes of completing key milestones in 2019 en route to ending the aircraft’s nine-month grounding.
“If you do the math, it’s going to extend into 2020,” Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator Stephen Dickson told CNBC on Wednesday, hours before he is expected to testify before a congressional panel. “We’re going to do it diligently because safety is absolutely our priority with this airplane.”..
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