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US aviation regulators announced an important milestone in returning Boeing Co’s grounded 737 Max jet to service, an event one person familiar with the process said would happen no earlier than October.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it is preparing to issue formal legal directives for repairs required on the jet, which indicates that the agency is comfortable with the manufacturer’s proposed redesigns. The public will have 45 days to comment on the FAA’s action.
With the public comment period and multiple other steps required before a final action, the grounding probably won’t be lifted until October at the soonest, said the person, who asked not to be named.
That is later than the “mid-year†Boeing had most recently projected, but few carriers are clamoring for the plane with air traffic plunging due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The FAA said it plans “in the near future†to release a proposed new regulation codifying the changes to the plane that will be required before it can resume carrying passengers.