"The FAA is following a thorough process, not a prescribed timeline, for returning the Boeing 737 Max to passenger service," the agency said in an email. READ MORE:* Boeing underestimated cockpit chaos on 737 Max* US authorities find new risk on 737 Max, order Boeing to make changes* Boeing says its 737 Max fix is completed, but FAA's holding it up* Boeing fails to turn over 737 Max design records to investigatorsTed S. Warren Boeing has been working for months on software updates. American said that flights on the 737 Max will resume starting January 16, and will gradually increase throughout January and into February. American said it is working on accommodations for travellers who do not wish to travel on the 737 Max once it resumes flying and will release details in coming weeks. Flights scheduled on Max planes through January 6, will not be cancelled.

Source: Stuff October 10, 2019 01:18 UTC