US aviation body meets air regulators on fate of Boeing 737 Max
Nearly 60 air regulators from 33 governmental agencies are attending the meeting at an FAA office in Texas
Fort Worth, US — The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is meeting international air regulators on Thursday from around the world to assess the status of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX and what steps are needed to return it to service. Senior FAA officials will give detailed descriptions of the findings to date from the two crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia, which occurred within five months of each other and killed a combined 346 people. The agency will summarise the status of three major ongoing reviews of the 737 Max and give an update on the recertification process, and shed light on Boeing's proposed revisions to its software and pilot training. Nearly 60 air regulators from 33 governmental agencies, including from China, Brazil, Australia, the EU, France, Ethiopia, Indonesia and South Korea are attending the meeting at an FAA office in Texas. The agency came under criticism in March for failing to ground the Boeing 737 Max as quickly as China, Europe and other countries. On...
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