In what could be good news for Boeing, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington on Tuesday circulated draft legislation that would clear the way for the final two Boeing 737 Max models to enter service without changes to the Renton-assembled aircraft.
The Washington Democrat's legislative amendment would remove the deadline in a 2020 law that threatens to force Boeing to substantially change the crew alerting systems on the Max 7 and Max 10 models to get them certified to fly passengers.
In an interview, Cantwell said her amendment, while letting the Max 7 and Max 10 move forward, also includes conditions that would require all airlines to retrofit two significant safety enhancements on the Max 8 and Max 9 models currently in service.
