The 737 MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after two fatal crashes killed 346 people. WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co is aiming to conduct a key certification test flight on its grounded 737 MAX jet in late June, two people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday. It is based on earlier 737 designs, re-engined with more efficient CFM International LEAP-1B engines, aerodynamic changes, which include its distinctive split-tip winglets, and airframe modifications. The critical FAA certification flights on the updated Boeing 737 MAX are now unlikely to happen before late April. Calhoun gave no timeline on when the software validation effort would be complete. Boeing had previously targeted mid-2020 to win approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for …
Jun 10, 2020, 2:04pm CDT. The Boeing 737 MAX is the fourth generation of the Boeing 737, a narrow-body airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA). Boeing told airlines it hopes to conduct the flight in late June, the sources said. 737 MAX Updates THE LATEST NEWS, STATEMENTS, AND INFORMATION Boeing has made significant progress over the past several months in support of safely returning the 737 MAX to service as the company continues to work with the FAA and other global regulators on the process laid out for certifying the 737 MAX software and related training updates. A key test flight for the Boeing 737 MAX, a major hurdle before the grounded plane is cleared to fly again, will not take place before June, sources told AFP on Thursday. Report: Boeing expects 737 MAX certification flight this month . Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson says he thinks a certification test flight for the Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX "in a matter of a few weeks." The certification flight awaits software validation for the 737 MAX flight control computer (FCC).
Load Error Boeing Co is aiming to conduct a key certification test flight on its grounded 737 MAX jet in late June, two people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday. By Daniel McCoy – Reporter, Wichita Business Journal . It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG).