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Cologne (dpa) - Boeing's 737 Max crisis jet should be allowed to take off again in Europe in a few days after being banned from flying for almost two years.

He expects the re-certification in the next week, said the head of the European aviation authority EASA, Patrick Ky, in an online event with the aviation press club.

According to the authority, the improvements to the aircraft type met the requirements for flight safety.

The 737 Max is already registered again in Boeing's home country USA and in Brazil.

The medium-haul jet Boeing 737 Max was taken out of service in March 2019 after two crashes with a total of 346 dead.

The main cause of the accidents was a defective control program.

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