FAA Plans to test Boeing MAX software on less-experienced pilots: Sources

The US FAA plans to test next month how pilots with around 1 year of experience flying Boeing 737 jets handle new software on the MAX model, sources with knowledge of the matter said. The tests indicate the FAA is making progress in the re-approval process of the MAX for commercial flight. Boeing has said it is working toward getting the 737 MAX flying again commercially in early Q4, once the FAA approves new pilot training and reprogrammed software for a stall-prevention system. As part of its own testing process Boeing has invited senior US airline pilots to experiment with the software fix. But the FAA wants to observe relatively inexperienced 737 pilots. One source said the test was supposed to be conducted during the first week of September but has been pushed back to the middle of the month. <br/>