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NEW DELHI: The Boeing 737 Max he is not going to fly in Europe again in a hurry. The US Federal Aviation Administration. (FAA) earlier this week allowed the Max to fly again after some modifications and pilot training. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has decided that more needs to be done, than has been determined by the FAA, to make the Max safe and will come out with its own to-do list that Boeing must accomplish. before the Europeans. airlines can start flying the plane again.
The Max was grounded 20 months ago after two crashes in a span of five months that killed 346 people.
“… EASA also found that there are sufficient reasons to require certain additional actions, deemed necessary to guarantee the safe operation of the affected aircraft, including pilot training…. EASA has decided not to adopt the FAA’s airworthiness directive (AD, which lists the modifications that must be made before the aircraft can fly again). Instead, EASA will issue an AD proposal for public consultation, the final AD for which it will supersede the FAA AD requirements for aircraft operated under EU regulations”EASA said.
India’s aviation regulator has also confirmed that it will also examine the modifications listed in the FAA AD for the B737 Max to fly again to see if they are suitable for a safe turn for servicing this aircraft or if more needs to be done.
The FAA AD requires, among other things, the installation of new flight control computer software; incorporate new and revised flight crew procedures; install the new software for the MAX display system; complete a test of the angle of attack sensor system and conduct an operational readiness flight. “… The results of the security investigations carried out by the authorities of the states where these events occurred ( Indonesia and Ethiopia), as well as EASA’s own safety review, have confirmed that when the actions specified in the FAA AD have been performed, (Max) can be returned to service. However, EASA also found that there are sufficient reasons to require certain additional actions, deemed necessary to ensure the safe operation of the affected aircraft, including pilot training, ”he says.
The Max will require approval from different aviation regulators before airlines in those countries can begin flying the plane again. Basically, they will examine whether the changes to the FAA AD are appropriate or whether more needs to be done, the position taken by the Europeans.
After getting the go-ahead from the FAA, Boeing commercial aircraft president and CEO Stan Deal He had said, “The FAA directive is a major milestone. We will continue to work with regulators around the world and our customers to get the aircraft back in service around the world, ”Deal said.
The Max was grounded after an Indonesian airline Lion Air flight accident in October 2018 and then an Ethiopian Airlines flight accident last March. The faulty software and design of this aircraft were identified as the main reasons for these two accidents in which 346 people lost their lives.
