9 countries and 3 US federal agencies will investigate how the Boeing 737 Max airplane was initially certified, according to the FAA
The group, called the Joint Authorities Technical Review, will begin work on April 29, and will review the initial certification of"the aircraft's automated flight control system," the release states. The review is expected to take 90 days, according to the release. The three American agencies involved in the investigation will be the FAA, National Transportation Safety Board and NASA.
The company at first defended the planes and insisted they were safe to fly, but after intense public pressure, they grounded the planes and admitted that a software fix was needed.Read MoreOn Wednesday, Boeing said they had made a"significant step" towards FAA certification of the new updated software for the 737 Max. They announced they had completed an engineering test flight with the updated software, which is the key technical flight prior to the certification flight with the FAA.
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