FAA expects Boeing to submit 737 MAX fix soon for approval

FAA acting chief Dan Elwell told lawmakers Wednesday he expects Boeing to submit a software fix for the grounded 737 MAX for approval soon, and said he was concerned by the planemaker's lengthy delay in disclosing a software anomaly. At a congressional hearing, the chairman of the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee told the FAA it must "get it right" in deciding when to allow the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again. "The world is watching ," representative Peter DeFazio said, adding the incidents have raised concerns about how the FAA certifies aircraft. Elwell said the agency expects to get the software upgrade and training update from Boeing in the "next week or so." He said the FAA will only allow the plane to resume flights when it is "absolutely safe to do so…It's important we get this right," Elwell said. <br/>