Coordinated effort to safely return 737 MAX to service: IATA

Montreal: State airline safety regulators have been urged by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to continue to align on technical validation requirements and timelines for the safe re-entry of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft into service.

IATA made the announcement at the second Boeing 737 MAX Summit.

“The Boeing 737 MAX tragedies weigh heavily on an industry that holds safety as its top priority. We trust the Federal Aviation Administration, in its role as the certifying regulator, to ensure the aircraft’s safe return to service. And we respect the duty of regulators around the world to make independent decisions on FAA’s recommendations,” IATA’s Director General and CEO,Alexandre de Juniac, said.

“At the same time, aviation is a globally integrated system that relies on global standards, including mutual recognition, trust, and reciprocity among safety regulators. This harmonized structure has worked successfully for decades to help make air travel the safest form of long distance travel the world has known. Aviation cannot function efficiently without this coordinated effort, and restoring public confidence demands it,” de Juniac said.

Representatives from more than 40 airlines, safety regulatory authorities, original equipment manufacturers, training organisations, aviation-related associations and aircraft lessors attended the second Boeing 737 MAX Summit that was held in Montreal on 26 June 2019.