U.S. Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson said on Thursday international...
LONDON - U.S. Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson said on Thursday international air safety regulators were likely to agree on the design fixes needed to return the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to service.
Dickson, the U.S. regulator who has responsibility for approving a return to service by the grounded 737 MAX, said he wouldn’t put a timeframe on its return but that it would become easier to predict after its certification flight, which he said could come in the next few weeks.He said that international regulators including EASA might differ in terms of the operational return to service of the plane, but agreed on what needed to be fixed.
Boeing has said its best estimate is that the aircraft will not be back in the air until mid-2020, after endorsing simulator training for pilots before flights resume, and that regulators will determine the timing. But in a visit to London he cautioned against putting a definitive timeline on the return of the MAX.“There is no timeframe, I don’t think it’s helpful to get out there with timeframes or timelines,” he told reporters at a briefing.The FAA and Boeing said in January they were reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the grounded 737 MAX.
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