As Boeing targets October, FAA official says no timeline for 737 MAX
The US FAA distanced itself Thursday from suggestions by Boeing that its grounded 737 MAX could resume flying passengers in October, saying regulators do not have a timeline for vetting safety upgrades. Boeing CE Dennis Muilenburg told analysts Wednesday he was confident the MAX would be back in service as early as October after a certification flight with regulators in September. But the FAA's top official declined to be pinned down on Boeing's target of October or any other timeline for clearing the plane. "We don't have a timeline. Don't have October. Don't have August. Don't have 2021," acting administrator Dan Elwell said. "We have one criteria. When...the complications to it have been satisfactorily assessed, and the MAX is safe to return to service, that's the only criteria," Elwell said. <br/>
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As Boeing targets October, FAA official says no timeline for 737 MAX
The US FAA distanced itself Thursday from suggestions by Boeing that its grounded 737 MAX could resume flying passengers in October, saying regulators do not have a timeline for vetting safety upgrades. Boeing CE Dennis Muilenburg told analysts Wednesday he was confident the MAX would be back in service as early as October after a certification flight with regulators in September. But the FAA's top official declined to be pinned down on Boeing's target of October or any other timeline for clearing the plane. "We don't have a timeline. Don't have October. Don't have August. Don't have 2021," acting administrator Dan Elwell said. "We have one criteria. When...the complications to it have been satisfactorily assessed, and the MAX is safe to return to service, that's the only criteria," Elwell said. <br/>
