In Boeing Max Breakthrough, Europe Heads to Canada for Key Test
- EASA pilots to operate approval flights out of Vancouver
- Coronavirus curbs had held up important stage in jet’s return
Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
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Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max jet took a major step toward a return to flying after Europe’s air-safety regulator said it would send pilots to Canada to conduct test flights, overcoming Covid 19-related travel curbs.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency will carry out the validation flights from Vancouver in the week of Sept. 7, EASA said Thursday. The tests will be preceded by simulator sessions in the U.K. this coming week.