Airlines Plead for Regulators to Unite on 737 Max's Return
- Delta CEO Ed Bastian leads calls for coordinated action
- Series of separate approvals risks disrupting travel industry
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes sit parked at a Boeing facility adjacent to King County International Airport, Seattle, on May 31.
Photographer: David Ryder/Getty Images
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Airlines are calling on aviation regulators worldwide to work together to get Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max back in the skies and to prevent the regulatory response from splintering and slowing the jet’s return.
As aviation bosses met in South Korea for their biggest gathering since the two 737 Max disasters, Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., led calls for coordinated regulatory action on Boeing’s best-selling aircraft.