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737 Max Certification Process Will Run into 2020
FAA administrator Stephen Dickson pledges to fly the airplane himself before clearing it for service entry.
Stored Boeing 737 Max jets sit grounded at Seattle's Boeing Field. (Photo: Barry Ambrose)
Stored Boeing 737 Max jets sit grounded at Seattle's Boeing Field. (Photo: Barry Ambrose)

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will not complete re-certification of the Boeing 737 Max before the end of the year, FAA administrator Stephen Dickson said Wednesday before testifying at a House Transportation Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Dickson said that authorities must meet a number of milestones before allowing the airplane to fly in service again, including definition of pilot training requirements and completion of a report that the FAA must release for public comment.