{"id":5841,"date":"2020-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/"},"modified":"2020-11-22T14:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T14:08:38","slug":"european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuropean-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=5841&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"ArticleBody-byline-container-3H6dy\">\n<p class=\"Byline-byline-1sVmo ArticleBody-byline-10B7D\">By<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-read-time-and-social-2VOIr\">\n<p class=\"TextLabel__text-label___3oCVw TextLabel__gray___1V4fk TextLabel__small-all-caps-spaced-out___3O9H4 ReadTime-read-time-1s3CG ArticleBody-read-time-29pGN\">4 Min Read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">PARIS (Reuters) &#8211; Europe is set to lift its flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX passenger jetliner in January after U.S. regulators last week ended a 20-month grounding triggered by two fatal crashes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. November 17, 2020. REUTERS\/Lindsey Wasson\/File Photo<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said in remarks aired on Saturday that the 737 MAX was safe to fly after changes to the design of the jet that crashed twice in five months in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">\u201cWe wanted to carry out a totally independent analysis of the safety of this aircraft, so we performed our own checks and flight tests,\u201d Executive Director Patrick Ky told the Paris Air Forum, an online aviation conference hosted by La Tribune.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">\u201cAll these studies tell us that the 737 MAX can return to service. We have started to put in place all the measures,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is likely that in our case we will adopt the decisions, allowing it to return to service, some time in January.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">EASA\u2019s decision is seen as the most important milestone after the FAA\u2019s approval since, as the watchdog responsible for Airbus, it too carries significant weight in the industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Officials confirmed a draft EASA directive proposing to end the grounding in Europe will be published next week, followed by a 30-day comment period. After finishing touches, that would lead to an ungrounding decision in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">How long it takes for flights to resume in Europe depends on pilot training and the amount of time it takes airlines to upgrade software and carry out other actions mandated by EASA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">In the United States, commercial flights are scheduled to start on Dec. 29, just under six weeks after the FAA order was published on Nov 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">EASA represents the 27 European Union countries plus four other nations including Norway, which has 92 of the aircraft on order. Until Dec 31, it also represents the United Kingdom, which left the EU bloc in January.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Headline-headline-2FXIq Headline-black-OogpV ArticleBody-heading-3h695\">FAA LESSONS<\/h2>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia triggered a slew of investigations faulting Boeing for poor design and the FAA for lax oversight. They also placed tight-knit FAA relations with Boeing under scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">\u201cIt is clear that there were a number of dysfunctions in (FAA) actions and their relations with Boeing,\u201d Ky said. \u201cI won\u2019t go into details as it is not up to me to do that. The FAA is in the process of putting in place corrective measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">He said EASA would change some of its own methods and take a more detailed role in analysing critical features in foreign jets. It would also be \u201cmore intransigent\u201d about ensuring that key safety reviews are completed before moving on to the next steps, Ky said. Until now, one primary regulator certifies a plane and others mainly follow suit after varying degrees of independent checks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">\u201cWhat will change is the way in which we validate and certify Boeing aircraft, that\u2019s clear, but will it have an impact on (certification) timings? No, I don\u2019t think so; we will do things differently,\u201d Ky said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Boeing is developing the 777X, a larger version of its 777.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">EASA is widely seen as emerging strengthened from the Boeing crisis and some regulators are waiting for its decisions on the MAX rather than immediately following the FAA as in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">FAA chief Steve Dickson played down any differences last week, saying there was \u201cvery little daylight\u201d between regulators and that the FAA worked closely with Europe, Canada and Brazil.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Attribution-attribution-Y5JpY\">\n<p>Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by Andrew Heavens\/Louise Heavens and Grant McCool<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TrustBadge-trust-badge-20GM8\">\n<p>Our Standards: <a href=\"http:\/\/thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By 4 Min Read PARIS (Reuters) &#8211; Europe is set to lift its flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX passenger jetliner in January after U.S. regulators last week ended a 20-month grounding triggered by two fatal crashes. 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