Originally Posted by
kiwi grey
Even if a MAX can be flown in the USA, Canada and Mexico, there still might be major insurance problems if EASA and CAAC hold off
I think that this may have more of an effect than regional restrictions, pilots’ union concerns, or public disquiet.
Many insurance underwriters will struggle to provide cover for an aircraft which a major international safety authority still has reservations about its fitness to fly. At the very least they will either massively increase premiums or restrict cover on the MAX.
Let’s not forget that many of the issues flagged by EASA were in addition to the initial concerns which grounded the MAX. A coordinated international ungrounding is the only realistic outcome here and the FAA and Boeing need to suck it up and accept that it could be the middle of 2020 before the 737 Max flies again.