WestJet Won’t Hide The Boeing 737 MAX From Customers
From Simple Flying – link to story by Joanna Bailey | September 29, 2020 Canadian low-cost WestJet is eagerly awaiting the return to service of the Boeing 737 MAX. Speaking at the World Aviation Festival last week, Chief Operating Officer of WestJet, Jeff Martin, noted how important it was to remain transparent with its guests, […]
EASA Eyes November To Lift Boeing 737 MAX Ban
From Simple Flying – link to story by Tom Boon | September 25, 2020 EASA, The European Union Aviation Safety Agency, is eyeing November to lift the Boeing 737 MAX’s flight ban. The entire Boeing 737 MAX family has been grounded following two strikingly similar accidents involving the type just half a year apart. The […]
Regulators to examine pilot training for Boeing 737 Max jets
From Canadian Manufacturing – link to story he review will include aviation officials and pilots from the U.S., Canada, Brazil and the European Union September 12, 2020 by The Associated Press Aviation regulators and pilots from several countries will begin next week reviewing Boeing’s proposal for training pilots to fly the revamped 737 Max, a […]
Test flights for redesigned Boeing 737 MAX begin in Vancouver
From CBC News – link to story Jet arrived at YVR on Tuesday for flights conducted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency CBC News · Posted: Sep 09, 2020 A Boeing 737 MAX jet has returned to the skies over Vancouver this week as part of an effort to determine if it’s safe for the model […]
No Max 8 aircraft in Canadian skies until all safety concerns addressed: Garneau
From Travelweek Group – link to story Monday, August 31, 2020 ~ Posted by The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Boeing’s Max 8 aircraft won’t be allowed to fly in Canadian skies until officials believe all safety concerns have been addressed. He said in a statement Friday that Transport Canada will work […]
Statement on Transport Canada’s validation tests of updated Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
August 28, 2020 Ottawa, Ontario Transport Canada “The Government of Canada remains committed to keeping Canadians, the travelling public, and the transportation system safe and secure. “Transport Canada continues to work extensively with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and civil aviation authorities in Europe and Brazil throughout the validation process of […]
Boeing’s 737 Max 8 not allowed to fly in Canada until all issues resolved, Garneau says
From Global News – link to story and VIDEO By Staff The Canadian Press~ Posted August 28, 2020 Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Boeing’s Max 8 aircraft won’t be allowed to fly in Canadian skies until officials believe all safety concerns have been addressed. He said in a statement Friday that Transport Canada will work with its American, European […]
Boeing Max breakthrough has Europe tests taking place in Canada
From BNN Bloomberg – link to story Siddharth Philip, Bloomberg News – 27 August 2020 The tail of a Boeing Co. 737 Max 9 jetliner sits at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017. , Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max jet took a major step toward a […]
Boeing to skirt closed border by sending 737 Max to Metro Vancouver for Canadian testing
News from Vancouver Sun – link to story Transport Canada experts will be picked up by the 737 Max in Vancouver for tests over the U.S. rather than a pandemic trip to Seattle Bloomberg NewsKait Bolongaro, Julie Johnsson and Alan Levin Publishing date: Aug 21, 2020 • Updated Aug 24, 2020 Boeing and Transport Canada have worked […]
Transport Canada to conduct flight test for Boeing 737 MAX next week
News from Reuters – link to story Allison Lampert, David Shepardson MONTREAL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Transport Canada plans to conduct flight test activities for the validation of Boeing Co’s (BA.N) grounded 737 MAX next week, the regulator told Reuters on Thursday, as part of global efforts to return the plane to service following two fatal crashes involving […]