MAX cleared for return to service, lessor bond bonanza

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared the Boeing 737 MAX for return to service following the completion of a number of return-to-service maintenance tasks for operators identified by the FAA (set out here).  Operators will need to use the pre-Operational Readiness Flight (ORF) audit to perform essential tasks for returning aircraft to service, namely de-preservations and other maintenance tasks from the Aircraft Maintenance Manuals as well as installing new software, completing wire separation modifications, testing the new Angle of Attack (AoA) system, as well as conducting pilot training. Boeing has delivered 387 MAX aircraft to date, and has almost the