The head of the Federal Aviation Administration,
a former military and airline pilot, said
Wednesday that he liked what he saw during a
two-hour test flight of Boeing’s revamped 737
Max jetliner, a key step as the agency considers
whether to let the plane return to flight after
two deadly crashes.
Administrator Stephen Dickson said the FAA
is “in the home stretch” of its review of the
plane, but he vowed not to take short cuts and
declined to set a deadline for a decision.
The FAA said Dickson sat in the captain’s seat
during the flight, which took off from the former
Boeing Field near Seattle with Boeing pilots also
on board.