{"id":106221,"date":"2021-02-16T21:06:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T21:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=106221"},"modified":"2021-02-16T21:07:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T21:07:06","slug":"uae-plans-to-lift-the-737-max-flight-ban-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/02\/uae-plans-to-lift-the-737-max-flight-ban-in-march.html","title":{"rendered":"UAE plans to lift the 737 MAX flight ban in March."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates is planning to open its airspace for the<strong> Boeing 737 MAX<\/strong> in March 2021, after a nearly two-year ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/02\/southwest-already-date-to-resume-flights-with-737-max.html\">Southwest already date to resume flights with 737 MAX.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The technical committee at the authority is currently working on the evaluation of the additional requirements that were mentioned in the authority&#8217;s latest directive issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The assessment will be completed within two weeks, after which a safety decision will be issued in mid-February, which will indicate the planned time phase for restarting the aircraft,&#8221; GCAA director general Saif Al Suwaidi told the Khaleej Times newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flydubai, with 11 737 MAX 8 and three 737 MAX 9 aircraft in its fleet, will be the Emirati carrier to benefit most from the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2017, at the Dubai Air Show, Flydubai signed an agreement with Boeing, placing an order for 175 MAX aircraft and purchase rights for an additional 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-b5a4f93b     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"464\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article 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