Given the absence of any public progress to date, does anyone still believe the early 2020 return to service date?
With the EU as well as the Chinese currently experiencing the Trump administration's negotiation techniques, what chances these entities accept the FAA terms, whenever those are actually promulgated?
Lastly, has anyone in the regulatory bodies considered what the impact of a third, post return to flight fatal accident would be?
I'd think their necks are just as much on the line now as Boeing's managements. So they will surely be extra careful. To me, that suggests the odds are not good for the Max to ever return.