By David Shepardson
By David Shepardson
Jan 7 (Reuters) – U.S. and European aviation security regulators will meet with Boeing this week in an effort to finish a 737 MAX software program documentation audit – a key step towards the grounded airplane’s eventual return to service.
The European Union Aviation Security Company (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) each confirmed on Tuesday that they may meet within the Seattle-area with Boeing earlier than heading to a Rockwell Collins facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in an effort to finish the audit.
Documentation necessities are central to certification for more and more advanced plane software program, and may turn into a supply of delays. In 2008, EASA almost derailed Europe’s Airbus A400M navy transporter over software program documentation following a failed audit.
In early November, EASA and FAA met with Boeing on the Rockwell Collins facility in Cedar Rapids and didn’t approve the audit. As a substitute, they sought revisions to the documentation of the 737 MAX software program repair and flagged a variety of points, Reuters reported.
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