UAE aviation chief not optimistic about Max
About 10 months into the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max model across the world, the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority said it is still “not very optimistic” that the model will return to service this summer. The head of the GCAA said that “it seems that this aircraft [model] in particular is facing a lot of challenges,” as he explained his lack of optimism. Boeing as well as other regulatory authorities had earlier said they expect the Max to return to the skies in early 2020. Last week, Boeing updated that forecast, saying it is now telling its clients that it these to fly again by mid-2020. DG Saif Al Suwaidi said that while he is “hoping” the jets will fly again in mid-2020, he is not optimistic. The GCAA had earlier said it plans to conduct its own tests on the Maxs even after they get recertified by American authorities. <br/>
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UAE aviation chief not optimistic about Max
About 10 months into the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max model across the world, the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority said it is still “not very optimistic” that the model will return to service this summer. The head of the GCAA said that “it seems that this aircraft [model] in particular is facing a lot of challenges,” as he explained his lack of optimism. Boeing as well as other regulatory authorities had earlier said they expect the Max to return to the skies in early 2020. Last week, Boeing updated that forecast, saying it is now telling its clients that it these to fly again by mid-2020. DG Saif Al Suwaidi said that while he is “hoping” the jets will fly again in mid-2020, he is not optimistic. The GCAA had earlier said it plans to conduct its own tests on the Maxs even after they get recertified by American authorities. <br/>
