Regulators ponder: When can Boeing’s 737 MAX fly again? Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseTwo months after Boeing’s popular 737 MAX aircraft was grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes, civil aviation authorities gathered Thursday in Texas to consider a burning question: When will the top-selling jet fly again? US air carriers that operate the 737 MAX, including American Airlines, Southwest and United, have said they hope to have the planes flying again by mid-August at the latest. What China, the first country to ground the 737 MAX, will do is also an unknown given the flare-up in trade frictions with the United States. Regaining the public’s trust will take time, according to opinion polls conducted by Southwest showing that many passengers are not yet ready to get back aboard a 737 MAX jet.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 23, 2019 17:37 UTC