After the approval of "Civil Aviation" to return the plane to service
"Flydubai" is preparing to join the "Boeing 737 MAX" to its fleet again
The carrier confirmed that the destinations on which the aircraft will operate will be announced later.
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The company «flydubai» announced yesterday that it is preparing to return the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to serve passengers, and joining its fleet again, indicating that this comes after the General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that it was setting the criteria for returning the plane to service.
It also comes after a comprehensive 20-month review process that included the manufacturer, regulators, engineers, scientists, researchers, mechanics and pilots, whose main and only goal was to safely return the aircraft to service.
The company said in a statement that it is premature at this stage to announce the entry into service of the "Flydubai 737 Max" plane, noting that the destinations on which the plane will operate within the airline's network will be announced at a later time.
"The Boeing 737 Max plane is an integral part of the flydubai fleet," said the chief executive of flydubai, Ghaith Al-Ghaith, stressing that "safety is the basic principle for the work of flydubai." The tanker ».
He added, "We said previously that we will not return the plane to service except when it is safe to do so, and the time is now."
On the efforts of the General Civil Aviation Authority, which is the regulatory and supervisory authority, Al-Ghaith said that the authority played a major role alongside other regulatory bodies during the 20-month review of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
Al-Ghaith explained that the authority has set a clear and precise framework for the improvements and modifications to the aircraft, which must be fulfilled before returning the plane to passenger service, including additional and mandatory pilot training, stressing that “flydubai” will comply with all requirements before allowing the plane to join its fleet.
Continuous maintenance
"Fly Dubai" confirmed that during the period in which its fleet of 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and three Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft were suspended, these aircraft were carefully preserved and underwent continuous maintenance as part of a storage program. Active aircraft.
This included specific inspections and checks of up to 18 hours per plane every week of maintenance work carried out to the highest international standards.
A systematic approach was implemented to identify possible actions that went beyond the mandatory minimum requirements to ensure that the aircraft could return to service in the best possible condition.
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