Boeing 737 Max is approved for service in China after nearly three-year grounding

In this file photo taken on June 05, 2019, grounded China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft parked at Urumqi airport, in China's western Xinjiiang region. - AFP

BEIJING (Bloomberg): Boeing Co’s 737 Max jets may resume commercial flights in China by the end of this year or early 2022, the nation’s Civil Aviation Administration said, a day after issuing an airworthiness directive that paved the way for the single-aisle workhorse to return to the Chinese skies after an almost three-year grounding.

China will also start introducing new Max aircraft around the same time, the agency said during a briefing Friday (Dec 3), marking a key moment for the US planemaker, which has already convinced most major global regulators about the jet’s safety following extensive fixes.