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   The European flight safety authority EASA has completed a series of test   
   flights with the Boeing 737 MAX. The flights took place as part of the   
   necessary recertification of the aircraft. EASA is now analyzing the data and   
   other information collected during the flights.   
       
   Starting next week, these will be discussed at an international meeting of   
   regulators and airline pilots at London's Gatwick airport. EASA considers the   
   completion of the test flights an important step.   
       
   EASA is working closely with the FAA and Boeing to get the Boeing 737 MAX back   
   into service as soon as possible, but approval will not come until the   
   organization is confident that the aircraft is safe.   
       
   Due to international travel restrictions, the EASA test flights with the 737   
   MAX did not take place in the United States, but from Vancouver, Canada. That   
   city is a relatively short distance from Seattle, the home of Boeing.   
       
   At the beginning of July, the American FAA already completed the test flights   
   for the recertification of the aircraft. Based on those flights, the aviation   
   supervisor still requires a large number of adjustments for the Boeing 737 MAX.   
       
   The aircraft type has been on the ground worldwide for a year and a half after   
   two fatal crashes due to problems with the Maneuvering Characteristics   
   Augmentation System (MCAS).   
      
   --- DB4 - August 7 2020   
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