(1080 KRLD) - The FAA is meeting with aviation leaders from 33 countries in Fort Worth Thursday to talk about the future of the Boeing 737 Max. They are meeting at the FAA's Southwest Region Headquarters in North Fort Worth.
"We have, for decades, enjoyed a collaborative relationship with our aviation partners around the world," says FAA Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell.
Elwell says the aviation agencies will talk about the risks that need to be addressed and the steps they can take to reduce those risks.
"This is an opportunity to get them all in one room, face-to-face, and say, 'Here's what we've done so far. Here's what we're going to do, and this is the bar that we need to achieve,'" he says.
Elwell says the FAA does not yet have a time frame to certify the 737 Max for flight again. American Airlines and Southwest have canceled flights on the jet into August. United has canceled flights into July.
Elwell says Boeing still needs to submit a completed application for improved software.
Then test flights and a safety analysis would need to be completed. The FAA also needs to complete training requirements before the 737 Max is cleared to fly.
"We all want travelers to have the highest confidence possible in the aviation system when they fly," Elwell says. He says the FAA will share the analysis that comes from the meeting Thursday.
He says the meeting with other countries gives different aviation agencies a chance to raise concerns and reach a consensus on what needs to be accomplished.
"If there is a crisis in confidence, this, we hope, will help show the world that the world still talks together," Elwell says.