Given these are the known issues with the 737 MAX and it does not even list the MCAS changes and still meeting certification requirements as an issue.
Is it even possible for re-certification any time in 2019?
They are a lot of very different issues and problems to rectify and certify - If simulators are required for training, currently there are none that correctly simulate it appears. Even then there appears only to be 3 simulators (+ Boeing "simulator").
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/0...x-issues-.html
The trim wheel has been marginal since birth in the 737, imagine if now it will actually be required to work at all times within the envelope (and it should). That is a massive amount of work/time just to correct then get certified.
All of these changes and rectifications need to be made within the grandfathering conditions and approval/acceptance of a number of regulatory bodies not just the FAA.
A year from now more realistic?