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An expert says not all B-737 MAX planes can fly until July or August 2019.
That's because although the software fix can be uploaded by an engineer from a laptop to an aircraft in one hour, not every foreign aviation agency will follow the lead of the FAA to approve the fix, and will want to conduct their own review.
See: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...x-easy-to-upload-harder-to-approve/ar-BBVgitT.
That's because although the software fix can be uploaded by an engineer from a laptop to an aircraft in one hour, not every foreign aviation agency will follow the lead of the FAA to approve the fix, and will want to conduct their own review.
See: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...x-easy-to-upload-harder-to-approve/ar-BBVgitT.