CHICAGO/SEATTLE - Boeing Co has told some 737 MAX owners it is targeting U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approval of its software fix as early as the third week of May and the ungrounding of the aircraft around mid-July, two sources told Reuters.
However, Boeing has not yet submitted its completed software package to the FAA for approval, two other sources said. Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg said last week the company had made the final test flight with the new MAX software before a final certification flight, indicating that the company believed it was making progress toward regulatory approval.
Aside from the software certification, international regulators must also decide on new pilot training. United Airlines, with 14 MAX jets, said last week that it expected the aircraft to return to service this summer, with deliveries resuming before the end of the year.
UnitedPilots Should be a separate type rating but the FAANews and SouthwestAir have decided against it.
Boeing execs should do the test flights
Is the Boeing Exec in the Trump Administration yet?Fitting.
What an effort to fly an inherently unstable plane ! ...
They seem to be making this out as its just like Microsoft Updates - something routine. Trouble is with Boeing hundreds of people have to die before an update is considered. Their priorities are all wrong.
Will never fly in one.
Of course because they’re greasing palms.
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