737 Max’s Return Faces Another Delay

After months of searching and troubleshooting, another software flaw has been discovered in the Boeing 737 Max.

The software problem will take at least a few months to fix, and the troubled aircraft might have to wait until October before it can take flight again.

The software flaw was discovered by the US Federal Aviation Administration, which said it found a “potential risk” which must be addressed before the plane can return to service. Reuters sources reported that the risk was found during a simulator test last week. The FAA hasn’t provided a specific timeline for solving these issues, but the agency stated that it’s “following a thorough process” for getting the 737 Max back into the air.

One company official told Reuters that the software issue that was discovered will take at least until September to be fixed. This would mean that it will take at least until October for the troubled plane to return to the skies. Boeing earlier maintained that it believed the original software updates will make the 737 Max “one of the safest airplanes ever to fly.” The initial software failure that has left the 737 Max out of service has been fixed, but this new problem will keep the planes grounded for now.

The Boeing 737 Max was banned across the globe in March following two separate accidents which left a combined 346 people dead. Both crashes were linked to a singular software failure which has since been corrected.

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