Brazilian airline GOL is set to become the first airline in the world to fly passengers on the Boeing 737 MAX in almost two years on Wednesday. Brazil’s largest domestic airline, GOL has said it will use the MAX on routes to and from its hub in São Paulo, the nation’s largest city, although it
A number of airlines have come out in public support of Boeing and its newly recertified 737 MAX jet by taking delivery of delayed orders and placing new ones, a win for the embattled US planemaker. European budget airline and major customer Ryanair has ordered an additional 75 MAX jets, a deal worth over $9
Canadian regulator Transport Canada has said it will reform the way it validates aircraft, and take a harder look at the relationship between regulators and the manufacturers they oversee, in light of the Boeing 737 MAX fiasco. Transport Canada’s director of civil aviation, Nicholas Robinson, said the regulator would “have to look at the interaction
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, the University of New York’s John McDermid explores the how and why of the 737 MAX 20-month grounding, what has changed since, and if what has been done is enough to keep people safe. The Boeing 737 MAX began flying commercially in May 2017 but has been grounded for
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has officially confirmed that it will begin its own independent testing on changes made to the Boeing 737 MAX in the week beginning 7 September. The European body intends to conduct these tests in Vancouver, Canada, as global authorities work to ascertain when the troubled aircraft can take
The journey towards recertification continues for the troubled Boeing 737 MAX, as Transport Canada officially begins its latest round of safety tests.