From AWST 12 Feb
https://aviationweek.com/shownews/si...ax-ungrounding
Depending on how you wish to interpret what is reported:-
FAA 'sounded positive', "is narrowing issues"; i.e. not yet agreed.
'Are approaching a certification flight'; i.e. tests still in Boeing court - 'FAA still waiting for Boeing'.
'No rift between regulators', 'close alignment', - just differences.
P.S. Boeing view via Flight Global
https://www.flightglobal.com/singapo...136491.article
… concern that the regulatory un-grounding of the type will be staggered among jurisdictions, creating markets where the jet cannot be flown.
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There are a lot of regulators at the table,”. “We continue to work with them all across the world. Clearly we’re in a position where the FAA is the lead regulator, the regulator of record because of the US. We’re making sure that we understand step-by-step, task-by-task what we have to do. Then we’re taking those items and those tasks one by one, and working through them in a meticulous, thoughtful way.”
Re simulator training being a major issue.
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I see it having a minor impact in recurring training going forward,”. “Frankly it’s a simulator session and pilots are going to be in a simulator every six months. It will be a little bit of a cost and inconvenience as we get these airplanes back into service. But the airplane has been out of service for so long that Max pilots have to go through recurring training anyway. All-in-all [simulator training] is the right thing for us to do.”
P.P.S. Another view of the situation from NYT
https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproje...again.amp.html
Certification flights 'late February or early March'.
Backtracking to the Max grounding; FAA position, somewhat tenuous.
https://www.flightglobal.com/program...136621.article
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