EU Agency Said to Have Skipped 737 Max Meeting in Snub to Boeing
- Planemaker is sending team to Europe to present proposals
- Company faces uphill battle in regaining confidence in jet
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There was a prominent no-show among the 200 regulators, pilots and airline managers that Boeing Co. invited to preview a crucial software update for the 737 Max this week, said people familiar with the matter: European safety officials.
The planemaker is sending a team across the Atlantic to brief the European Union Aviation Safety Agency on the proposed changes after two of the jetliners plunged to the ground within five months, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Representatives of EASA didn’t return requests for comment.