Boeing said it is now targeting the return of the grounded MAX “during mid-2020,” the latest delay in the schedule for the troubled jet, which has been grounded since March following two deadly crashes.
Boeing has told customers and suppliers “that we are currently estimating that the ungrounding of the 737 MAX will begin during mid-2020,” the company said in a statement. The Federal Aviation Administration had publicly criticized Boeing for continually touting its aggressive timeframe in public for the MAX’s return, suggesting the target was a tool for pressuring the agency into approving the plane more quickly.“We continue to work with other safety regulators to review Boeing’s work as the company conducts the required safety assessments and addresses all issues that arise during testing,” the FAA said.
The 777X flight initially had been planned for summer 2019 but was shifted back due to a number of issues, including with a new engine built by General Electric. Boeing is now pointing to early 2021 for first commercial deliveries of the plane, months later than the mid-2020 timeframe previously targeted.
Boeing’s MAX bill includes compensating airlines for delayed deliveries and lost service on thousands of MAX flights, paying out legal settlements to victims, storing and maintaining hundreds of MAX planes that have been built but not delivered and managing costs across the MAX program during the period before Boeing halted output completely.
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