Royal Air Maroc’s Boeing 737 Max Jets Poised for Return to Service

In early January 2021, the two Boeing 737 Max aircraft of Royal Air Maroc should be able to fly again, reports Medias24. Reluctantly, RAM was forced to immobilize these two newly acquired aircraft at a high price on the tarmac of Mohammed VI Airport in Casablanca.

After the American decision, that of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) should also follow, estimates the top management of RAM. "It is not RAM that will decide on their possible return to service but the DGAC which is the only one authorized to authorize the flights of national or foreign companies using Moroccan airspace," it is said. In addition to the national airline, several other companies will have to use these Boeings to serve Morocco or fly over Moroccan territory, it is specified.

As for the two other 737 Max ordered and about to be delivered, the company says it has canceled them due to the collapse of air traffic and turnover. At the Ministry of Air Transport, the refrain is the same: "For the moment, only the American authorities have authorized this Boeing aircraft model to resume its flights and only one company ’American Airlines’ is starting to use the 737 Max again. For their part, the European authorities have not yet made a decision and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) is still waiting to see what will be decided by its European counterparts," it is explained.

In addition to the agreement of the European Union, the national carrier is also awaiting the technical modifications of the Boeing manufacturer. "Thus, the American manufacturer must, before anything else, carry out the computer modifications required at the pilot’s station of the 2 RAM copies and then train the company’s pilots in the changes that have been made." Will these technical modifications and the DGAC’s authorization to fly be able to reassure passengers and motivate them to board an aircraft that was the cause of two crashes?