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Pilots union opposes granting Boeing 737 MAX 7, 10 cockpit alerting extension

Pilots union opposes granting Boeing 737 MAX 7, 10 cockpit alerting extension

Pilots union opposes granting Boeing 737 MAX 7, 10 cockpit alerting extension
Oct 05, 2022 1 min, 0 secs

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The union representing 15,000 American Airlines (AAL.O) pilots said on Wednesday it strongly opposes an effort in Congress to extend an exemption from modern cockpit alerting requirements for the Boeing 737 MAX 7 and 10.

Boeing (BA.N) faces a December deadline to win approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the 737 MAX 7 and 10 variants, or it must meet new modern cockpit-alerting requirements that could significantly delay the plane's entry into service.

Boeing, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has said it is safer to have one common cockpit alerting system for all versions of the 737.

Last week, Senator Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Commerce Committee, proposed extending the deadline for Boeing to win approval for the two new variants until September 2024 and hopes to attach the proposal to an annual defense bill.

Sicher said the pilots union did not agree "with Boeing’s claim that pilots could become confused when moving from an airplane without the modern alert system to one that is equipped with it.

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