Aircraft
UAE Clears 737 Max for Return to Service
FlyDubai stands poised to return the Max to operation following the UAE’s clearance.
The first FlyDubai 737 Max 8 takes off from Boeing's Seattle delivery center in July 2017. (Photo: Boeing)
The first FlyDubai 737 Max 8 takes off from Boeing's Seattle delivery center in July 2017. (Photo: Boeing)

The United Arab Emirates’ civil aviation authority on Wednesday certified the Boeing 737 Max to return to service in the country, clearing one of the model’s biggest operators—FlyDubai—to resume operations. General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) director-general Saif Al Swuaidi noted “intensive efforts” on the part of the authority’s technical committee to evaluate Boeing guidance and requirements issued by the U.S. FAA and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), reported official UAE press agency WAM.