Aircraft
FAA and Boeing Complete 737 Max Certification Flights
Following three days of flight testing the 737 Max, the FAA must now evaluate data on changes to the airplane’s flight control system.
Boeing used a 737 Max 7 to run a series of certification flight tests over three days. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Anna Zvereva)
Boeing used a 737 Max 7 to run a series of certification flight tests over three days. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Anna Zvereva)

The FAA and Boeing flew the last of a series of certification flights with the 737 Max Wednesday, marking the completion of three days of tests to aid the evaluation of software changes to the airplane’s flight control system. While the completion of test flights marks a key milestone in the recertification process, a number of vital tasks remain, said the FAA, including evaluating the data the team of agency and Boeing engineers gathered.