That target from major U.S. airlines is 'probably slightly optimistic,' says Alan Diehl.
Major U.S. airlines have continued to delay the return of the troubled plane to their flight schedules, but even their latest estimates are likely too hopeful, said
The first hurdle the 737 Max needs to clear before it can return to service is certification from the FAA, which issued a statement Tuesday that said itIt is the third time in two weeks that the FAA has said publicly it will take all the time it needs to deem the 737 Max safe.. CNBC reported Tuesday that the Chicago-based company has not yet strayed from its guidance of the 737 Max potentially returning to commercial service by the end of January.
"If I were a betting man, I would not expect this certification ... to be issued anytime, at least, for a couple, three months," said Diehl, who works now as an aviation safety consultant. He also was a human performance scientist at the FAA in the 1980s. If there are a lot of objections or "yes, but" type comments from those parties, "it may be later than March," Diehl said.
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