Originally Posted by
Dune
It would appear there may be the POTENTIAL for a "differing of views" among the various regulatory staff on the question whether MCAS ever sees the light of day on a future MAX airframe. This may be the "fulcrum" which defines the future of this particular variant.
Indeed. And the various agencies appear to have been caught off-guard and seem to be scrambling a bit. From the linked article:
Transport Canada said Friday that Mr. Marko’s position had not been subject to systematic review by the agency.
“The email reflects working-level discussions between highly trained aircraft certification experts of key aviation authorities who have been given wide latitude for assessing all issues and looking at all alternatives for the safe return to service of the aircraft,” Nicholas Robinson, director general of Transport Canada, said in a statement.
An F.A.A. spokesman, Lynn Lunsford, said in a statement: “The F.A.A. and its international partners have engaged in robust discussions at various stages in this process as part of the thorough scrutiny of Boeing’s work. This email is an example of those exchanges.”
The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil said it had “received the email and will consider the content along with the studies being conducted on the subject.”
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency did not immediately reply to requests for comment.