Originally Posted by
Speed of Sound
I suspect that the recent silence is because Boeing is now locked in negotiations with the FAA about what is the minimum they have to do to get the fleet ungrounded, and the FAA is talking to other international regulators as to what they see as the minimum acceptable solution to allow a global ungrounding.
These FAA negotiations are likely thorny, especially with the Chinese, who were the first to ground the MAX.
Given the trade issues and the Huawei disputes, China has no reason to do the US any favors just now.