Boeing-737 MAX allowed to fly after a 20-month break

The American regulator FAA gave permission to resume flights of Boeing-737 MAX liners, which were stopped in March 2019 after two crashes with 346 victims. This is just the beginning of the type's return to commercial operations.

The FAA notes that the updated Boeing was personally tested in flight by the head of the service, Steve Dixon.

In order to resume regular flights on the 737 MAX, airlines will have to re-mothball their aircraft in accordance with the instructions of the regulator, make changes to them approved by the FAA, and retrain pilots.

The FAA decision was made at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in a year, when airlines canceled 10% of orders, and the entire story with the 737 MAX cost the aircraft manufacturer about $ 20 billion. Almost 400 aircraft of the type were sent to the parking lots, another 450 were delayed by the transfer to airlines. Nevertheless, on the news about the permission to fly, Boeing quotes rose by 3%.

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