Civil Aviation has lifted the ban on the 737 MAX ... and issued a safety decision

Saif Al-Suwaidi: "The final issuance of the decision includes the corrective measures to be applied."

The Director General of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saif Al-Suwaidi, said that the ban on the 737 MAX was lifted and a safety decision was issued for its return to service in the airspace.

Al-Suwaidi added that the lifting of the ban on the plane came as a result of the intensive efforts made by the technical committee in charge of the authority by evaluating all the technical requirements received from the US Federal Aviation Administration and the "Boeing" company, in addition to the European Aviation Safety Agency, which resulted in the committee setting the technical conditions. To be fulfilled by the companies to ensure the return of the aircraft to the skies again.

He explained that the final issuance of the decision includes the corrective procedures that must be applied by airlines operating the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, most notably the modernization of the MCAS system, the updating of pilot training procedures, and the testing of the operational readiness of all aircraft before returning to service, in addition to the procedures Flight permits to be issued by the Authority for each aircraft.

Al-Suwaidi added that the safety decision also includes the technical requirements that must be met from foreign "737 MAX aircraft" that are expected to use the country's airspace.

He emphasized the permanent commitment of the General Civil Aviation Authority to ensure the safe return of the aircraft to the country's airspace and its continued monitoring of operational operations.

In a related context, the Assistant Director-General for Aviation Safety Affairs at the General Authority for Civil Aviation, Ismail Muhammad Al-Balushi, said that the authority will closely monitor the restarting phase of the 737 MAX aircraft by monitoring the extent to which the corrective measures stipulated in the safety decision are applied by companies. As well as ensuring that foreign aircraft adhere to the technical conditions set by the authority before starting its operations to the country's airports.

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