The US aviation regulator has indicated that the Boeing 737 Max might return to service later than airlines had hoped.US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting director general Dan Elwell said if it took a year for the grounding order to be lifted “so be it”.International aviation regulators are meeting on Thursday to discuss the 737 Max’s return to service.The plane was grounded in March after two crashes in five months in which 346 people died.Once the order is lifted, it will take between 100-150 hours of preparation before the grounded 737 Max planes will be ready for flying, say officials for American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines.Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said earlier this week that he expected the 737 Max to receive approval by late June or early July.Mr Elwell was asked by reporters whether it was realistic that the 737 MAX could be flying again by the summer.”If you said October I wouldn’t even say that, only because we haven’t finished determining exactly what the training requirements will be.”If it takes a year to find everything we need to give us the confidence to lift the [grounding] order so be it.”He said discussions with Boeing over approving… Read full this story
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