As Boeing Co sets its sights on winning approval to fly its 737 MAX within weeks...
) sets its sights on winning approval to fly its 737 MAX within weeks, following a six-month safety ban, engineers around the world are rolling out plans for one of the biggest logistical operations in civil aviation history.
Although regulators must still approve the jets for flight, Boeing and airline staff and executives say the world’s largest planemaker is weeks into an elaborate blueprint for production, maintenance and delivery that one source said involves 1,500 engineers - as many as it takes to design a small new jet.
The ban sent shockwaves through aviation, cutting Boeing’s profit and margins, with a cost to Boeing so far estimated at $8 billion. But the timeline is in the hands of divided regulators around the world who must approve Boeing’s proposed software fix for 737 MAX flight controls and new training materials. European regulators plan their own test flights on the changes.
In one example highlighting the minute risks that could upend months of planning, a team of employees is analyzing years of data on December snowfall at an airport in rural Moses Lake, Washington - where Boeing has parked some 100 jets - to predict demand for aircraft anti-freeze and runway performance.
Some, like United Airlines , have said they want the jets as soon as possible, but others may use the opportunity to adjust deliveries. While airlines had been eager to add the fuel-saving models ahead of the peak northern hemisphere summer, fewer tend to add capacity in the quieter month of November.
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