FAA Gives Boeing OK To Resume 737 Max Passenger Service

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November 18th, 2020

A Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson, flies past parked Boeing jets as it prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in September.

Elaine Thompson / AP

Updated at 8:55 a.m. ET

After 20 months on the tarmac that followed two fatal crashes, Boeing’s troubled 737 Max airliner has been given the green light to resume passenger flights, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday.

The plane’s return to the skies will not be immediate, however. The FAA is requiring a series of design changes laid out in a 115-page directive. It also put forward training requirements for pilots and maintenance requirements for airlines.

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