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Global Aviation Regulators Meet To Consider Timetable For Boeing's 737 Max

Global aviation safety officials are meeting in Dallas to discuss how they will certify Boeing's 737 MAX as airworthy, and how soon the troubled plane can fly again.

How will aviation authorities around the world go about certifying Boeing's 737 MAX as airworthy again? How soon can the troubled plane be cleared to fly passengers again?

Those are the central questions up for discussion as about five dozen aviation safety officials representing more than 33 countries meet in Fort Worth, Texas.

The discussions are critical as Boeing says it

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