Boeing's 737 medium-haul jet will not start until early next year. The certification will last until the year 2020, said the head of the US aviation authority FAA, Stephen Dickson, the CNBC channel.
The authority will examine the case very carefully, because safety is the absolute priority for this aircraft. With that, Boeings hopes to get his most sought-after aircraft type up in the air again this year.
Flight operations delayed further
Boeing had expressed the hope in November that the FAA would decline the improvements to the 737 Max before the turn of the year. Then in January the manufacturer wanted to develop the new training plans for the pilots.
In any case, after readmission, it will take several weeks or months for the airlines to get their machines up in the air. Its customers in Europe include low-cost Ryanair, travel group TUI and Lufthansa subsidiary Sunexpress.
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After two crashes with a total of 346 deaths aviation authorities around the world had issued a launch ban for the 737 Max in March. The type is the fuel-saving reissue of the medium-haul Boeing 737.
The MCAS control software developed for Max is jointly responsible for the crashes. Boeing wants to fix the deficiencies with an update. However, other problems have surfaced in the meantime.
