Boeing 737 Max certification flight could come within 'a few weeks': FAA administrator
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In a photo taken on July 1, 2019, grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle.
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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson said on Thursday (March 5) he thinks a certification test flight for the Boeing 737 Max - a key milestone for the return of the grounded plane - could come soon.
"We're working though the last few software review and documentation issues and then I think within a matter of a few weeks we should be seeing a certification flight," Dickson said at a Washington aviation conference.
Reuters has previously reported that a certification flight is not expected until April and officials said that is still the case.
The 737 Max has been grounded for almost a year after two fatal crashes killed 346 people in five months.
