MAX’s Return Delayed by FAA Reevaluation of 737 Safety Procedures

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Originally Posted by WHBM

American Airlines CEO Douglas Parker says the Max grounding is now down to politics

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/23/amer...s-737-max.html

Extraordinary ...

Seems quite reasonable comment, that the FAA does not want to be alone in releasing the MAX.
Given that the initial FAA certification left issues that caused other regulators to ground the aircraft, there is a rebuilding trust issue for the FAA which imho is most important for the agency. The MAX schedule is not their primary concern.