Europe sets strict conditions for return of 737 Max

Europe’s aviation safety agency has set out strict conditions before it will allow Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft back into the skies, in a sign of the depth of the rift emerging among global regulators after 2 deadly crashes. EASA has told the FAA and Boeing it has 3 “pre-requisite conditions”, including demands that design changes for the plane are approved by the European agency, before it will lift the grounding of the Max. Indonesia, site of the first accident last October, has also heaped pressure on the FAA by revealing it was considering seeking a second assessment of the US regulator’s review of Boeing’s software update. Wednesday, Polana Pramesti, Indonesia’s DG for air transport, said the country could ask EASA or Transport Canada for a second opinion. <br/>
Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/f66729d2-7bee-11e9-81d2-f785092ab560
5/22/19