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FAA chief says he won’t certify the Boeing 737 Max until he flies the plane
himself
PUBLISHED WED, SEP 18 2019 4:01 PM EDTUPDATED WED, SEP 18 2019 7:08 PM EDT
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s decision to fly the Max before giving it
final approval for commercial service is a new development.
Dickson’s comments come on the eve of his visit to Boeing facilities outside
Seattle.
The FAA administrator will meet with Boeing executives and be briefed on
software updates to the 737 Max flight control system.
Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson says he won’t allow the Boeing
737 Max jets to return to the skies for service until he personally flies the
plane himself.
“I’m the final signoff authority in the U.S., and I’m not going to sign
off on the aircraft until I would fly it myself,” Dickson told NBC News
during an interview in Las Vegas.
NBC Correspondent Tom Costello pressed Dickson, a former pilot who is
licensed to fly the 737, if he will actually pilot the plane on a short
flight before officially approving the Max for commercial operation. “I will
fly the Max,” said Dickson.
Dickson’s comments come on the eve of his visit to Boeing facilities outside
Seattle. While there, Dickson will meet with Boeing executives and be briefed
on software updates to the 737 Max flight control system. He will also climb
into a simulator and test out the changes Boeing engineers have made to the
Max.
Earlier this week, in his first interview since taking over the FAA, Dickson
told CNBC, “I can guarantee you that the airplane will not be flying again
until I’m satisfied that it’s the safest thing out there.”
Dickson’s decision to fly the Max before giving it final approval for
commercial service is a new development. The official process calls for
Boeing to file for recertification after a test flight that includes one
pilot from Boeing and one pilot from the FAA.
During that recertification flight, the crew will put the plane through a
checklist of maneuvers to see how the plane handles those situations. After
the flight, flight engineers from Boeing and the FAA will review the results.
If those results meet the targets Boeing and the FAA agreed to in advance,
the company will then file for recertification.
Because Dickson is not a test pilot, he will not be in the cockpit during the
Max recertification flight. When Dickson would fly the plane has not yet been
determined.
“We will work to meet the administrator’s requests and we continue to
support global regulators as we work to safely return the aircraft to service,
” said Chaz Bickers, a spokesman for Boeing.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/18/faa-chief-says-he-wont-certify-the-737-max-unt
il-he-flies-the-plane-himself.html
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