The US’s top aviation regulator has assured Congress that the Boeing 737 Max, grounded after two deadly accidents, will only return to flying when a government analysis shows that it is safe. Acting FAA chief Daniel Elwell told the House aviation subcommittee that his agency “welcomes scrutiny that helps make us better”. “In the US, the 737 Max will return to service only when the FAA’s analysis of the facts and technical data indicate that it is safe to do so,” Mr Elwell said. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 sits grounded at Bole International Airport (Mulugeta Ayene/AP)The two plane crashes in Ethiopia in March and in Indonesia last October killed 346 people. Mr Elwell was scheduled to be joined at the House hearing by Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Source: Ethiopian News May 15, 2019 15:45 UTC