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China’s aviation regulator has been invited to join the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) task force to review the automated flight control system of Boeing’s 737 MAX jets, state media reported on Saturday.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has not decided whether to accept the invitation, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing an administration official.
But the official said the regulator would closely follow the investigation into two fatal crashes involving Boeing 737 MAX planes.
The FAA on Wednesday said it was forming an international team to review the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX following the accidents.
China was the first country to ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed outside Addis Ababa on March 10, killing all 157 people on board.
It was the second crash involving Boeing’s newest model, after 189 people were killed when a Lion Air plane crashed into the Java Sea off Indonesia on October 29.




Noting the similarities between the two accidents, China’s civil aviation regulator ordered domestic airlines to ground all 737 MAX 8 aircraft. It stopped taking applications for Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 airworthiness certification on March 21.
After China ordered a dozen carriers to ground their 96 planes – about a quarter of all 737 MAX aircraft in operation globally – authorities in Ethiopia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Morocco and Singapore followed suit, along with airlines in Latin America and South Korea, before it was grounded worldwide.
How every Boeing 737 MAX was grounded in five days
China’s civil aviation regulator has said the plane would only be allowed to resume flights after it is satisfied measures to effectively ensure safety have been taken.
On Wednesday, the FAA said it would set up a Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) team to evaluate the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX. Experts from the FAA, Nasa and international aviation authorities would “conduct a comprehensive review of the certification of the automated flight control system on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft”, the FAA said in a statement
“The JATR team will evaluate aspects of the 737 MAX automated flight control system, including its design and pilots’ interaction with the system, to determine its compliance with all applicable regulations and to identify future enhancements that might be needed,” the statement said.


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China’s aviation regulator asked to join FAA safety review of Boeing 737 MAX

The FAA is putting together an international team of experts to review the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX after two fatal crashes. Photo: EPA-EFE

Boeing cuts production of troubled 737 MAX by 20 per cent, to focus on fixing software linked to crashes

FILE- In this March 13, 2019, file photo a worker stands on a platform near a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant in Renton, Wash. Boeing is cutting production of its grounded Max airliner this month to focus on fixing flight-control software and getting the planes back in the air. The company said Friday, April 5, that starting in mid-April it will cut production of the 737 Max from 52 to 42 planes per month. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 aeroplane sits on the assembly line in Renton, Washington, on March 27. Photo: AP

Boeing says it needs more time to upgrade its software to make the stall-prevention system in 737 MAX aircraft less aggressive

FILE PHOTO: Indonesian National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) officials examine a turbine engine from the Lion Air flight JT610 at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 4, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 13: Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger planes sit on the tarmac at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Phoenix, United States. The United States has followed countries around the world and has grounded all Boeing 737 Max aircraft following the crash of an Ethiopia Airlines 737 Max 8. Ralph Freso/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

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epa07433939 Pieces of the wreckage of an Ethiopia Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft are piled at the crash site near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, 13 March 2019. Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 carrying 149 passengers and 8 crew was en route to Nairobi, Kenya, when it crashed on 10 March 2019 by yet undetermined reason. All passengers and crew aboard died in the crash. The Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft has come under scrutiny after similar deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia within a few months. Several countries have banned the plane type from their airspace and many airlines have grounded their 737 Max 8 planes for safety concerns after the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed minutes after take-off on 10 March. EPA-EFE/STRINGER

A Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft on the tarmac at Boeing’s factory in Renton, Washington state on March 12, 2019. Photo: AFP

Ethiopian Airlines crew on doomed Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet followed recommended procedures: preliminary report

FILE - In this Monday March 11, 2019 file photo, rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed just after taking off from Addis Ababa on March 10, killing all 157 on board. A preliminary report finds that the crew of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed last month performed all the procedures recommended by Boeing but could not control the plane. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

An investigators at the site of the crash, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo: Reuters

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Civil Aviation Administration of China has not decided whether to take up invitation to be part of task force looking into automated flight control system, according to state media


Civil Aviation Administration of China has not decided whether to take up invitation to be part of task force looking into automated flight control system, according to state media.


China’s aviation regulator asked to join FAA safety review of Boeing 737 MAX

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Civil Aviation Administration of China has not decided whether to take up invitation to be part of task force looking into automated flight control system, according to state media

Civil Aviation Administration of China has not decided whether to take up invitation to be part of task force looking into automated flight control system, according to state media