Boeing is hiring up to 160 pilots to be embedded at airlines in its latest bid to ensure its 737 MAX has a smooth comeback after a 20-month safety ban, according to a recruitment document
The new "Global Engagement Pilots" will act as instructors or cockpit observers on 35-day assignments at an equivalent annual salary that could reach $200,000, for a total potential cost of $32 mn
Ryanair already has 135 of the 197-seat MAX 200 on order, and expects to receive its first jet early next year and the final one by the end of 2024
American is planning a phased re-introduction to its commercial schedule.
American Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker said on Instagram he had flown on the MAX with his wife and airline colleagues on Tuesday "with the utmost peace of mind"
In total, 346 people lost their lives. After the second crash, US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) decided to ground all 737 Max planes
Brazil's top regulator said Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, the only airline to operate the model in Brazil, is implementing the required measures to resume flights
European Union Aviation Safety Agency says 737 MAX was safe to fly after changes to the design of the jet that crashed twice in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people.
Boeing's best-selling aircraft was grounded worldwide early last year following two crashes that killed 346 passengers.
When the 737 MAX was grounded globally in March 2019 following two fatal crashes, airlines canceled flights because they lacked enough airplanes to meet strong travel demand
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SpiceJet is the sole operator -- apart from the grounded Jet Airways -- of Boeing 737 Max planes in India with 13 aircraft in its fleet
DGCA says will examine Federal Aviation Administration's order and then take a call
The 737 MAX crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people within five months in 2018 and 2019
It is unclear if the U.S. Senate will take up the measure before the current Congress expires this year
The largest U.S. airplane maker faces headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic and new European tariffs as it scrambles to return the best-selling jet to service
Canceled MAX orders, including those where buyers converted to a different model, was 448 jets - and 460 for all jets across Boeing's portfolio
The FAA decision comes as other global regulators are also moving closer to decisions on allowing the plane to again resume flights
The US planemaker also said it was sticking with reduced production rates announced in July, and signaled it was ready to cut 787 production again if needed with 50 undelivered jets sitting outside