Aircraft
Transport Canada Validates 737 Max Changes
Following Thursday’s validation of design changes to the Max, Canadian authorities expect to issue an airworthiness directive in January.
Transport Canada expects to clear the 737 Max for service in January. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by Colin Brown Photography)
Transport Canada expects to clear the 737 Max for service in January. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by Colin Brown Photography)

Transport Canada has validated design changes to the Boeing 737 Max certified by U.S. authorities, allowing the modifications’ incorporation on Canadian registered aircraft, the Canadian civil aviation agency said Thursday. The department added that it expects to issue an airworthiness directive (AD) that stipulates the required design changes next month and mandate training requirements for pilots through an Interim Order. Transport Canada called the validation “an important first step” toward returning the Max to service in the country, but that the department must put into place comprehensive safety plans that require additional design changes, maintenance, and training.