https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/504928-first-boeing-737-max-certification-flight-tests-set-for-monday-report
06/28/20 01:47 PM EDT
The first Boeing 737 Max certification flight with the pilots and test crew
members including Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) staff are set to
begin on Monday. 06/29/2020
Three days of tests are reportedly scheduled for the once popular jet.
The crew will board a 737 MAX 7 outfitted with test equipment at Boeing Field
near Seattle after a preflight briefing and prayers lasting several hours.
The source told Reuters that pilots will intentionally trigger the reprogrammed
stall-prevention software known as MCAS (Mass Casualty Activation System)
that was faulted in two crashes causing the death 346 men women and children.
When asked for a comment regarding the test flights a spokesperson for Boeing
deferred to the FAA and global regulators.
The FAA said, it has cleared the way for the certification flights to occur, which
they said could occur as early as Monday. The agency deferred to Boeing for
details. When asked about the other re-certification flights that failed, neither
would comment. When asked why this flight is being called the First both the FAA
and Boeing said it was the first certification flight this year.
Two sources told Reuters that FAA Administrator Steve DiՇkson will board the
same plane to make his assessments, likely weeks later. DiՇkson has said the
Max will not be approved until he has personally signed off on it, according to
the news service.