Company Says Such Training Should Be Required Before The Airplane Returns To Service

Boeing has released a statement concerning simulator training for pilots qualified to fly the 737 MAX before the airplane returns to service.

Boeing is recommending 737 MAX simulator training in addition to computer based training for all MAX pilots prior to return to service of the 737 MAX. This recommendation takes into account our unstinting commitment to the safe return of service as well as changes to the airplane and test results. Final determination will be established by the regulators.

“Safety is Boeing’s top priority," said interim Boeing CEO Greg Smith. "Public, customer and stakeholder confidence in the 737 MAX is critically important to us, and with that focus, Boeing has decided to recommend MAX simulator training combined with computer-based training for all pilots prior to returning the MAX safely to service.”

Any such recommendation for simulator training to supplement the computer based training would have to be approved by the FAA.

Meanwhile, CNBC reports that the company announced to its employees Monday that it would be reassigning some 3,000 workers as it temporarily suspends production of the 737 MAX as it waits for recertification of the airplane. Boeing will complete the airplanes that are currently under assembly, but no new 737 MAX aircraft will be started until the grounding is lifted. The company said that some workers will be reassigned to the 777X program, while others will be moved to storage facilities in Moses Lake, WA and Victorville, CA.

(Source: Boeing news release and as cited. Images from file)

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