no timetable for re-certification of aircraft Boeing 737 Max

After a day of discussions with the world's aviation regulators, the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has not planned to re-certify the Boeing 737 Max and hand over the plane in tunes, after a day of discussions with aviation regulators.

"The last thing I want is to set a date for the lifting of the bases," said Dan Elwell, acting director of the FAA.

Elwell gave a rather upbeat assessment of the dialogue between regulators at the one-day meeting at the FAA's office in Fort Worth, Texas, where 57 industry leaders from 33 countries met two months after grounding the Boeing 737 Max.

The decision to put the planes on the ground was taken after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane in March, minutes after takeoff, killing the 157 passengers on board. It was the second Max accident in less than six months.

In both accidents, investigators believe that the MCAS flight control system, which automatically pushes the aircraft into a dive when the data indicate that the aircraft is likely to take off, played a role in this development.

"We appreciate the leadership of the FAA in taking this important step by bringing together global regulators to exchange information and discuss the safe re-commissioning of the 737 MAX," Boeing said in a statement. From the FAA Regulators Meeting. "Once we have responded to FAA inquiries, we will be ready to schedule a flight certification test and submit the final certification documentation."

Since the grounding, Boeing engineers have developed a software patch that has been evaluated in over 200 test flights of the 737 Max. Although Boeing indicates that its work on the hotfix is ​​complete, the company has not yet validated the flight by means of a certification renewal flight, nor by the company when it files an official request for renewal of certification. from the plane.

"We are waiting for Boeing's full bid," Elwell said of the new Boeing Max certification. According to Elwell, "every country has to make its own decisions," he added.

Airlines want to see the Max resume its schedules as soon as possible, given the pressure exerted by the addition of flights to meet the strong demand for air travel. Southwest, United Airlines and American Airlines are all planning to bring the Max back to their schedule in August.

At the annual meeting of United this week, Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz announced his intention to take part in the first flight of the 737 Max when the aircraft will be put back into service. CEOs of other airlines should do the same, just like the industry, to restore public confidence in the Max and limit the number of passengers who will hesitate to board the plane.

Elwell hopes that other countries will follow when the FAA raises the foundation for 737 Max in the United States. "If that leads to a more global decision on the Max, that would be helpful," said Elwell.