A year on from the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, FlightGlobal’s America’s managing editor Jon Hemmerdinger explains the challenges the US manufacturer has - and continues - to face in its effort to get the aircraft back in service.
On 13 March 2019 the US essentially completed the global grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, following two fatal crashes involving the type in the space of five months.
Between its huge order backlog and the fact that its customers’ only alternative, Airbus, is booked solid for years, restarting Max production is just the first hurdle for Boeing
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A year on from the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, FlightGlobal’s America’s managing editor Jon Hemmerdinger explains the challenges the US manufacturer has - and continues - to face in its effort to get the aircraft back in service.