I don't think the MAX will be flying in Europe any time soon, there is a very nasty trade war brewing. The WTO has found that Airbus has been illegally subsidized by the government and so the US will be able to impose tariffs. Boeing is also illegally subsidized but the case is not as far along so there is going to be five or six months of one-sided tariffs (affecting cheese makers, etc.) over airplanes. It is a little hard to see that the European regulators are going to cut Boeing much slack, I imagine a "work to rule" type situation and they have plenty of ammunition. I don't know how many airlines will be affected; I do know that Sunwings in Canada is already cancelling flights and blaming Boeing (although they are affected by a different trade war.)
Last edited by Water pilot; 30th May 2019 at 04:29.