The U.S. regulator has asked Boeing to provide more details about “how pilots interact with the airplane controls and displays in different flight scenarios,' the company said in a statement Thursday.
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliner being built for Turkish Airlines takes off on a test flight in Renton, Wash. By Douglas MacMillan Douglas MacMillan Reporter covering corporate accountability Email Bio Follow May 16 at 5:31 PM Boeing’s path to returning its 737 Max jet to service is being held up by questions from the Federal Aviation Administration.
“This process will take as long as necessary to ensure the aircraft is returned to service safely,” FAA spokesman Gregory Martin said. Boeing’s timeline for a fix has been a moving target. The company has yet to submit its final package of software fixes to the FAA for approval, something it said it would do by early April. CEO Dennis Muilenburg said in late April that the company had completed its final technical test flight with the updated flight control system and was preparing for a certification flight and formal review by the FAA.
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