OTTAWA-Transport Canada is conducting its own review of design changes to the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to ensure that the `safety risks` identified in two fatal crashes are addressed before the jet is allowed to fly again in Canadian skies.That return to service will only happen `once there is confidence that the planes are safe to do so and all concerns have been addressed,` Nicolas Robinson, Transport Canada´s director general of civil aviation, told reporters after attending a Thursday meeting of aviation regulators.Transport Canada was among 33 regulators from around the globe that took part in a day-long session hosted by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in Fort Worth, Texas, to share information on evaluating changes to the Boeing 737 Max design - these include software changes - that will get it back into service.Since the plane´s manufacturer is based in the U.S., the FAA has responsibility for certifying changes proposed by Boeing to address the jet´s design problems.Read more:FAA chief upbeat about prospects for Boeing 737 Max´s returnEuropean pilots say FAA and Boeing are moving too fast toward lifting Boeing 737 Max flight banFAA Acting Chief Won`t Predict When 737 MAX Will Return to FlightBut Robinson made clear that Canada will be doing its own `risk-based validation` of the FAA´s review of the aircraft before it lifts the restriction that has grounded the jet.`Transport Canada will be doing its own review of these design changes prior to accepting them on Canadian-registered aircraft by our own validation process,` he told a conference call.`Our review of the Max design changes, the software upgrade is already underway,` Robinson said.`The validation will be completed once we are certain that the safety risks that were presented by these two incidents have been addressed,` Robinson said.The 737 Max, the latest model of a jet that first flew in the 1960s, is operated by WestJet, Air Canada and Sunwing here in Canada. The carriers have remove ...
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