Washington (AFP)
The aircraft manufacturer Boeing could unveil its intentions on Monday for the production of its 737 MAX nailed to the ground since mid-March, the Wall Street Journal said Sunday.
Although its flagship aircraft has been banned from flying for nine months, the American aircraft manufacturer continued production. And the aircraft accumulate month after month.
When questioned by AFP, Boeing declined to comment on this information.
"We continue to work closely with the FAA (regulator) and regulators around the world to bring it back into service safely," said a spokesperson.
"We will continue to assess production decisions based on the time and conditions for return to service, which will be based on regulatory approvals and may vary by jurisdiction," he added.
No return to service date is for daylight savings time. A production halt would signal that the immobilization could be prolonged.
After immobilizing the entire fleet, Boeing had decided to reduce production rates from 52 to 42 aircraft per month.
The decision to nail the 737 MAX to the ground was taken by authorities around the world after the crash of a copy of the Ethiopian Airlines company which left 157 dead on March 10.
This tragedy occurred less than five months after the deadly accident of an Indonesian airline 737 MAX, Lion Air, in late October 2018, which killed 189 people in similar conditions.
In both disasters, the MCAS anti-dropout system was implicated.
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