SIA flies Boeing 737 Max plane back to Singapore

SIA has flown the first of its six SilkAir Boeing 737-8 Max planes back to Changi Airport, indicating that these planes could return to commercial use in the near future. The planes had been grounded since March last year and were subsequently flown to the Alice Springs plane storage facility in Australia. The grounding followed two fatal accidents involving the aircraft in less than five months. But after more than a year away from Singapore, the first returning Boeing 737 Max landed at Changi Airport yesterday afternoon, according to flight trackers. SIA said Wednesday that it has received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore to fly the planes back to Singapore. But approval for commercial flights is yet to be granted. SIA did not elaborate on why it decided to recall the planes from Alice Springs and what routes the planes will be deployed to.<br/>