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Is Boeing MAX doomed in Dunceunda land? 

Given St Commode tried to make as much mileage as he could out of HIS decision to ban the Boeing 737 MAX from flying within Australian airspace...

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...I was therefore somewhat amused by the following Guardian article which had this as it's headline: Australia may ban Boeing 737 Max even if US gives it all-clear 

..Civil Aviation Safety Authority says it will make its own call on the 737 Max, which was grounded after two crashes left 346 dead


 The Boeing 737 Max has been grounded since March. Casa says it may still ban the plane even if the US Federal Aviation Administration gives it the all-clear. Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/Reuters

Australia’s air safety regulator may refuse permission for Boeing 737 Max planes to fly even if its US counterpart revokes an order grounding the aircraft, which has crashed twice, leaving 346 people dead...

Quote: “Those views will form part of our thinking when we make a decision,” he said.

Hmm...that'd be code for "we'll string this out for as long as it is bureaucratically possible", after all it is not every day that such a potentially lucrative 'make work' regulatory safety audit/review program comes along -

If I were Virgin I'd seriously contemplate cancelling that order for 48 737 MAX aircraft, as it could be years before we see another MAX in our airspace...

MTF...P2