Airlines and regulators meet to discuss Boeing 737 MAX un-grounding efforts

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Source: Reuters

Business News
June 26, 2019 / 7:20 AM / Updated 5 hours ago
Allison Lampert
3 Min Read

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airlines and regulators are gathering at a closed-door summit in Montreal on Wednesday to exchange views on steps needed for a safe and coordinated return of Boeing Co’s grounded 737 MAX jets to the skies following two deadly crashes.

The meeting, organized by industry trade group the International Air Transport Association (IATA), comes as airlines grapple with the financial impact of a global grounding of nearly 400 737 MAX jets that has lasted three months.

Boeing, the world’s largest planemaker, has yet to formally submit proposed 737 MAX software and training updates to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which will kick-start a re-certification process that could take weeks.

IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac has said “shoring up trust among regulators and improving coordination” within an industry that grounded the MAX planes on different dates in March would be priorities at Wednesday’s summit.

It is the second such meeting organized by IATA.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airplane-airlines/airlines-and-regulators-meet-to-discuss-boeing-737-max-un-grounding-efforts-idUSKCN1TR1FG

[cstanleytech]

1. On the ground is probably the safest place for those planes.

[rampartc]

2. have the safety issues been addressed?

i'm not flying in one.

[PuppyBismark]

3. Boeing has too much to lose if it is not fixed.

I believe this was not a matter of high level management trying to save money, but a group of engineers not doing their job and management not understanding the implications of that. Likewise, the reduction of the FAA budget by the GOP forcing the FAA to allow the manufacturers to do most of the certification of new aircraft.

Boeing MUST get this right and they know it, as the largest airline manufacturer world and the major contributor to the United States balance of trade it is in everyone's best interest to fix it right. We do not want to have Airbus take away that leadership. There are too many American jobs to lose.

Like it or not, we need to hope it will be done right. When it is back in the air, I will fly it for sure. We need to remember, that the pilots have a very vested interest in getting this right because they are usually the first one to the site of the accident and usually don't survive.

[Sherman A1]

4. Tough

They need to be scrapped. These so called aircraft are not airworthy and should not fly again.

As for Boeing’s top officials.....May their lives be filled with lawyers.

[Eugene]

5. The FAA just found a new problem.

Source: BBC

Boeing suffers new 737 Max issue that could delay return

26 June 2019



US regulators have uncovered a possible new flaw in Boeing's troubled 737 Max aircraft that is likely to push back test flights.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it identified the "potential risk" during simulator tests, but did not reveal specific details.

Boeing's top-selling aircraft was grounded in March after two crashes.

The company is upgrading the aircraft's anti-stall software, which is the focus of crash investigators.

In a tweet, the FAA said: "On the most recent issue, the FAA's process is designed to discover and highlight potential risks. The FAA recently found a potential risk that Boeing must mitigate."

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48752932

Link to tweet