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USA lifts ground connection of Boeing 737 MAX plane
Wu baoshu
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on the 18th that it had lifted the grounding order for the Boeing 737 MAX airliner in the United States, but this type of aircraft cannot immediately fly again and must comply with design changes. and pilot training requirements.
【Removing the ban】
The FAA issued a statement saying the 20-month review process for the Boeing 737 MAX passenger jet has been completed. FAA Director Steve Dixon signed an order on the 18th to “pave the way” for the return of the 737 MAX airliner to commercial operations. . However, this model cannot be circulated immediately.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued an airworthiness directive on the same day, detailing the design changes that must be made before this model can be flown again, and also issued pilot training requirements. The statement said the revised content of the MAX aircraft pilot training program for all airlines operating Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the United States must be approved by the FAA.
Dixon said in the video attached to the statement that he is 100% sure of his family’s flight in the Boeing 737 MAX. In a phone interview with the media, he said that with the design changes under the supervision of the Federal Aviation Administration, similar crashes will not happen again.
Indonesia Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines each had a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in October 2018 and March 2019 respectively, killing a total of 346 people. After the Ethiopia plane crash, 737 MAX aircraft were successively grounded by several countries. The Federal Aviation Administration once determined that there was no basis for grounding this type of aircraft and was the last civil aviation regulatory agency to order grounding in the world.
The investigation found that the two air crashes were mainly caused by a defect in the “Maneuverability Improvement System” of this model’s automatic anti-lock software. Design changes requested by the FAA involve this system.
The Boeing company and the United States Federal Aviation Administration have been criticized for the two plane crashes. Boeing is accused of putting interests above safety, and the FAA has been criticized for lax oversight and even “obedience” to Boeing.
[Cuándo volar]Air operators under the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration will be able to resume operations of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after it meets the conditions for a flight.
American Airlines is the only US airline that has flown the roundtrip flight on a clear schedule. It is scheduled to begin daily flights between New York City and Miami on December 29. United Airlines and Southwest Airlines plan to resume operation of this aircraft in the first quarter of next year and earlier in the second quarter.
Regarding the flight of this model outside the United States, it is necessary to wait for the approval of the regulatory agencies of civil aviation in other countries.
Canadian and Brazilian civil aviation regulatory agencies said on the 18th that their respective overhaul of the Boeing 737 MAX airliner is still in progress and expected to be completed as soon as possible. Reuters commented that the two air crashes “subverted” the civil aviation security system that was once dominated by the United States, and the countries no longer “follow suit” toward the FAA.
The lifting of the grounding order by the Federal Aviation Administration will also allow Boeing to redeliver the 737 MAX aircraft. The Associated Press reported that due to the plane crash and the new corona epidemic, more than 1,000 orders for this model were canceled this year.
American Alaska Airlines expects to receive its first 737 MAX aircraft early next year and plans to launch it in March. (End) (special article from Xinhua News Agency)
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