Chinanews Client Beijing, December 3 (Reporter Zhang Xu) In response to the Boeing 737MAX's return to flight, Yang Zhenmei, Director of the Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, responded on the 3rd that the prerequisite for the commercial return of the 737MAX8 is to fully satisfy civil aviation Obtaining airworthiness approval is only the most basic task of the "three principles" determined by the Bureau.
After the supplementary operation certification, it is expected that the commercial operation of the existing domestic fleet will be resumed at the end of this year or early next year.
On December 9, 2020 local time, a Boeing 737 Max aircraft was preparing to land at Salgado Filho Airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Yang Zhenmei introduced that in October 2018 and March 2019, two consecutive air crashes occurred on Boeing 737MAX8 aircraft within six months.
The Civil Aviation Administration takes the safety of the people's lives as its top priority and decisively suspends the commercial operation of the Boeing 737MAX8 aircraft, eliminating safety hazards to the greatest extent.
After the grounding, the Civil Aviation Administration upholds the concept of zero tolerance for safety hazards and a high degree of responsibility for air transportation safety, and proposes three principles for resuming commercial operations, namely: aircraft design changes must be approved for airworthiness; pilots must be fully effective again. Training; the conclusions of the investigation of the two accidents must be clear, and the improvement measures must be effective.
For more than two years, the Civil Aviation Administration has adhered to the bottom line of safety, strict airworthiness standards, and the three principles of resuming operations. It has maintained close technical cooperation and contact with the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing to advance the airworthiness certification of the 737MAX8 aircraft in an orderly manner.
In August this year, overcoming the impact of the epidemic, the Civil Aviation Administration organized Boeing to successfully carry out the 737MAX8 aircraft certification test flight in China.
After completing the relevant verification work, in accordance with legal procedures, the Civil Aviation Administration solicited public opinions on the airworthiness directive on November 11. After handling the public opinions, the airworthiness approval has been completed and the airworthiness directive was issued on December 2.
Regarding the question of when the aircraft can go around, Yang Zhenmei emphasized: “The prerequisite for the commercial go-around of the 737MAX8 is to fully satisfy the three principles set by the Civil Aviation Administration. Obtaining airworthiness approval is only one of the most basic tasks. In the future, domestic airlines will have to After completing aircraft modification, restoring aircraft on the ground, pilot training, etc., after the supplementary operation certification, it is expected that the commercial operation of the existing domestic fleet will be resumed at the end of this year or early next year, and the introduction of new aircraft will be restarted." (End)