Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson has invited about 50 aviatio...
FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019. Picture taken July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
The FAA has been reviewing proposed software and training changes from Boeing Co for its best-selling plane that has been grounded since March in the aftermath of two fatal crashes in five months. Dickson’s email said the FAA is working to provide regulators with “useful information as you make your individual decisions on safely returning your fleets to service.”
Boeing plans to revise the 737 MAX software to take input from both angle-of-attack sensors in the MCAS anti-stall system linked to the two deadly crashes. It is not clear when Boeing will conduct a key certification test flight, a step needed before the FAA can return the plane to service.Related CoverageThe European Union Aviation Safety Agency said last week it “intends to conduct its own test flights separate from, but in full coordination with, the FAA.
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