FAA Sees Uncertain Timeline for Review of 737 Max Software Fix
- Acting chief testifies before House committee on plane crashes
- Boeing expected to submit final update next week for testing
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U.S. aviation regulators expect to receive Boeing Co.’s proposed software fix for the grounded 737 Max as soon as next week and will then begin a review that will include test flights and input from a technical advisory board.
“We will not allow the 737 Max to fly in the U.S. unless it is absolutely safe to do so,” Daniel Elwell, acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, told lawmakers Wednesday without offering an estimate for how long the review would take.