Boeing is expected to receive FAA certification for alterations and pilot training in April or May, according to ABC’s sources. The FAA has come under fire for handling the situation with the Boeing 737 Max following two similar crashes involving the jets in the last half year. Five months after an Indonesian Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX plunged into the Java Sea and claimed the lives of 189 people, another such plane, belonging to Ethiopian Airlines, crashed, killing 157 people. However, following the first crash, the FAA still permitted MAX jets to fly, which was accepted by regulators worldwide. The system that most concerns the investigators is the so-called anti-stall system that was installed in the Boeing 737 MAX airplanes and which is currently the main suspected cause of the two plane crashes.

Source: Ethiopian News March 21, 2019 12:56 UTC