FAA Chief to fly Boeing’s 737 Max next week as agency approval nears
The top U.S. aviation regulator plans to test-fly Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max on Wednesday in an attempt to show an antsy public that proposed fixes will be safe, according to a notification sent to Congress.
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson, who is licensed to fly the 737 along with several other jetliners from his time as a pilot at Delta Air Lines Inc., will be at the controls of a Max that has been updated with a variety of fixes the agency has proposed and may soon make mandatory.
The announcement of the flight comes after the FAA and the other three leading aviation regulators elsewhere in the world this week completed assessments of new pilot-training requirements for the Max, the agency told lawmakers. The notice sent to Congress was viewed by Bloomberg News.
