US: FAA chief meets Boeing officials, tries out Max simulator
The nation's top aviation regulator tested new flight-control software for the Boeing 737 Max in a simulator Thursday and gave it a favourable review. New FAA chief Stephen Dickson, who is a pilot, also toured the Max assembly line near Seattle and met with senior Boeing officials. Boeing hopes the FAA will allow it to fly again in the next couple months. But Dickson said his agency has no timetable for reviewing changes that Boeing is making to the plane. Boeing has not yet submitted its safety analysis of the changes. Dickson said he has seen draft materials that still need more work. He did not provide details. Dickson said he will fly a Max jet — not just a simulator — before the plane is ungrounded. <br/>
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US: FAA chief meets Boeing officials, tries out Max simulator
The nation's top aviation regulator tested new flight-control software for the Boeing 737 Max in a simulator Thursday and gave it a favourable review. New FAA chief Stephen Dickson, who is a pilot, also toured the Max assembly line near Seattle and met with senior Boeing officials. Boeing hopes the FAA will allow it to fly again in the next couple months. But Dickson said his agency has no timetable for reviewing changes that Boeing is making to the plane. Boeing has not yet submitted its safety analysis of the changes. Dickson said he has seen draft materials that still need more work. He did not provide details. Dickson said he will fly a Max jet — not just a simulator — before the plane is ungrounded. <br/>
