FAA sources say the Boeing 737 Max may stay grounded till 2020

Boeing’s 737 Max may stay grounded until early 2020, the Wall Street Journal reported, months later than the guidance the planemaker is privately providing customers for resolving a software issue that surfaced last month. The plane is expected to start flying again in January 2020 “under the latest scenario,” the Journal said, citing unidentified sources within the Federal Aviation Administration and pilot-union leaders. The situation is “fluid” and no firm timeline has been established, the newspaper said. On Sunday, American Airlines Group said it would keep the jet off its schedule through Nov. 2, the fifth time the airline has adjusted its flights to accommodate the Max’s lengthening absence. United Airlines Holdings Inc. this week also removed the 737 Max from its schedule through early November. Once the global grounding is lifted, U.S. airlines have said they will need several weeks to prepare stored aircraft to resume commercial operations and potentially train pilots.<br/>