The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the flight-control system – called CMAS – needs some strong fixing. At the moment Boeing has declared it was not safe for the planes to return for service.
737 MAX’ absence is extended
It seems that Boeing will have to wait a little bit more to get back to business as usual. After the death of hundreds of people in two crashes earlier this year, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the issue was linked to malfunction of the MCAS.
The MCAS is an emergency feature of the software that did not work both for the Ethiopian Airlines in Ethiopia and Lion Air flights in Indonesia.
Wall Street analysts are quickly taking a sobering financial view of the Boeing 737 MAX issue now that an extended grounding of the aircraft and halt in deliveries could drag into the fourth quarter, at least. https://t.co/pXdeCirPR6 pic.twitter.com/hzsfa8ZD7Z
— Aviation Week (@AviationWeek) July 3, 2019
While it was planned for them to go back in service on October 1st, a top official from the U.S Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the date is likely to pushed back.
“Boeing will not offer the 737 MAX for certification by the FAA until it’s safe return to service”, highlighted a Boeing’s press statement.
More than 30 authorities are involved
Jeffrey Guzzetti, a former director of the FAA’s accident investigation division, explained to CNN that the delay is “likely stem from the fact that the FAA and Boeing will need to get near simultaneous approval from authorities around the world for the plane to fly again”.
At least 30 countries are involved as Boeing sold 80% of its 737 MAX model to companies across the world, totally 400 grounded jets owned by foreign carriers.
So far, 30 authorities are expected to set up meetings with the United States “to discuss the certification process”, confirmed CNN.
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Boeing will suffer severe losses
Not only these two crashes are the wort nightmare a plane manufacturer could ever think of, but the 737 MAX scandal might lead Boeing into a very challenging situation. So far, the company reportedly lost more than $400 million only for the two first quarters.