Boeing 737 Max operators to meet as regulators consider jet’s return

Airlines that use Boeing’s 737 Max will meet next week to discuss the grounded plane’s eventual return to service, just as global regulators gather to talk about the steps needed to allow the plane to fly again. IATA is organising the airline event in Montreal May 23. That’s the same day that the US FAA will host about 50 foreign counterparts in Texas to discuss plans for reviewing a software update and new pilot training for the Max. “The meeting will provide a forum for airlines to exchange information about the experiences and challenges that they face as a result of the grounding and in their preparation for the reintroduction of the aircraft into operations,’’ IATA said. The simultaneous gatherings herald a new phase for Boeing’s push to get its best-selling jet back in the skies after 2 devastating crashes. <br/>