737 MAX set to return to UAE skies

737 MAX set to return to UAE skies

The country's aviation regulator is likely to lift ban on 737 MAX operations and open airspace for Boeing's best-selling aircraft this week The ban, which was applied to any carriers using 737 MAX aircraft landing in or taking off from any of the UAE's airports on March 13, 2019, is likely to be lifted by the UAE's aviation regulator and a formal announcement is expected this week, according to aviation sources. The GCAA issued a ban against the operations of any Boeing 737 Max aircraft after the fatal crashes of Ethiopian Airways and Lion Air that triggered two years of regulatory scrutiny and corporate upheaval. Flydubai is the only UAE airline which was impacted by the GCAA directive on the ban and immediately grounded its 14 MAX 8 and MAX 9 models. The budget carrier will be major beneficiary of the GCAA decision if the ban on 737 MAX is lifted, the sources said. Saif Al Suwaidi, director-general of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, recently said that the authority will soon issue a final update to the safety decision for the return of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to service. "The technical committee in the authority is currently working