By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson
By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE, Nov 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson advised his group to “take no matter time is required” of their overview of Boeing Co’s BA.N 737 MAX, reiterating that the trail to approval is “not guided by a calendar or schedule,” in line with a Nov. 14 memo and video message reviewed by Reuters.
The feedback got here days after Boeing mentioned it anticipated the FAA certify the 737 MAX, problem an airworthiness directive and unground the airplane in mid-December – a timetable that despatched the planemaker’s inventory worth hovering on Monday.
Boeing additionally acknowledged on Monday that it might not win approval for coaching modifications till January, pushing again the return of flights. Simply three days earlier, Boeing abruptly scrapped the announcement it had deliberate on the MAX.
U.S. officers have privately mentioned this week that Boeing’s timetable was aggressive – if not unrealistic – and was not cleared prematurely by regulators.
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