Following two crashes involving Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (Lion
Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018, and Ethiopian Airlines Flight
302 on March 10, 2019), the 737 MAX was grounded by aviation
regulators around the world. In Canada, the 737 MAX has been
grounded since March 13, 2019.
After an extensive safety review process spanning 20 months, the
United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Order
on November 18, 2020, rescinding the grounding order. The FAA also
issued an Airworthiness Directive detailing design
changes required before a return to service. New pilot training requirements were also
issued.
Canada decided not to adopt the FAA Airworthiness Directive and
has now issued its own set of requirements that will allow the
commercial operation of the 737 MAX in Canadian airspace as early
as January 20, 2021. On January 18, 2021, Transport Canada issued
its own Airworthiness Directive, setting out the
required modifications to be made to the
