On Monday, pilots and representatives of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Boeing group are to begin three-day tests of the 737 Max model – said Reuters, citing sources related to the case. All machines of this type remain grounded from March 2019.
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According to the agency, the crew will test the machine in various situations, such as sharp turns, going to more extreme maneuvers along the route, mainly over the state of Washington.
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The three-day plan is also to include touch and go landings (a maneuver that allows the wheels of the machine to touch the runway and then immediately pick it up for flight). The flight plan will be adapted to numerous factors, including weather.
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Pilots are purposely launching a reprogrammed anti-stall system (MCAS), and testing is to ensure that new safeguards added to it work properly.
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After two Boeing 737 Max catastrophes, opinions appeared that the system was the fault of the aircraft, which was to turn itself on and off and to direct the aircraft’s bow down. For this – as experts and pilots claimed – there was no proper training in operating this system.
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As the Reuters agency notes, this is a key moment in the worst Boeing crisis so far, which lasted before the demand for air travel and jets decreased by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tests are to be a milestone in obtaining certification for “Maks”.
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Boeing and FAA declined to comment on this matter.
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Aviation disasters
In March 2019, after disasters in Indonesia and Ethiopia, which killed a total of 346 people, 737 Max machines were grounded worldwide.
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737 Max is the only Boeing product that can compete with A320neo and A220 – two models of the European rival – Airbus.
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The problems of the American aircraft manufacturer were further aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic crisis. The company limited production and announced a reduction of employment by about 10 percent. This means that around 16,000 people may lose their jobs.
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At the end of last year, David Calhoun replaced Dennis Muilenburg as president of the American group. The former head of Boeing received a briefing of $ 60 million.
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For Boeing, the 737 Max model accounted for over two-thirds of the backlog.
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At the end of May, the company resumed production of this model.
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