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Boeing 737 MAX declared safe in Europe after deadly crashes James Sillars, business reporter © Associated Press A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft completes a test flight in Seattle. Pic: AP The 737 MAX has been cleared to resume passenger flights in Europe in a boost for Boeing as it revealed a record annual loss for the company of almost $12bn (£8.7bn). The US plane maker has been locked in crisis mode since the flagship models of its fleet were grounded globally in March 2019 following crashes of passenger flights in Indonesia and Ethiopia that left 346 dead. Boeing 737 Max tak...

Share Photo Credit: Boeing The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the return to service of a modified version of the Boeing 737 MAX. The aircraft was grounded worldwide in March 2019 following two accidents within six months of each other, which together claimed 346 lives. The root cause of the accidents was traced to the plane’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), which was designed to make the plane easier to handle. However, the MCAS unexpectedly came into operation when a specific sensor failed, pushing the nose of the aircraft...

European aviation agency clears Boeing 737 Max to resume flights 27 Jan 2021 After nearly two years of reviews, the aircraft will take to the skies once again. A modified version of the Boeing 737 Max, incorporating multiple safety upgrades, has been approved to resume flights in Europe, following nearly two years of reviews after the aircraft was involved in two deadly crashes that saw the planes grounded worldwide, the European aviation safety agency said Wednesday. Changes mandated by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, or EASA, include a package of softw...

According to the EASA, the root cause of the accidents was traced to software known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, which is intended to make the plane easier to handle. However, the system was guided by only one “angle of attack” sensor, that kicked in repeatedly if that sensor malfunctioned, pushing the nose of the aircraft downward multiple times. In both accidents, pilots finally lost control of the aircraft, resulting in a crash. The European regulators issued an “airworthiness directive” for the plane today after mandating a package of software upgrades, ...

A Boeing 737 Max airliner is shown at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Wash., in November. European aviation regulators gave the all-clear airliner to return to service following a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019. Credit: AFP via Getty Images Boeing's 737 Max Cleared To Return To European Skies, Regulator Says By at 7:00 am NPR Europe's aviation authority has given an all-clear for Boeing's beleaguered 737 Max plane, with modifications, to return to service. This effectively lifts the nearly two-year ban on the aircraft in the EU following a pair of pl...