The Boeing 737 Max may be cleared to fly in the next few weeks, FAA chief says

• The FAA expects the Boeing 737 Max certification flight to take place in the next few weeks, according to a Reuters report.
• The certification flight is the last major hurdle Boeing faces to get the grounded jet cleared to fly again.
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The FAA expects to approve the Beoing 737 Max to fly again in the next few weeks, FAA chief Steve Dickson said on Thursday.

Dickson said that the certification flight - the last major step in the certification process - would likely occur in the coming weeks. Reuter's first reported Dickson's statements.

He also said that the FAA had completed its audit of the software fix on the troubled plane, and that while there may be some "adjustments" needed, there would not be a significant delay.

Dickson's statements came at an airline industry event in London.

The 737 Max has been grounded since March 2019, following the second of two fatal crashes.

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