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UAE to validate any Boeing MAX fix before lifting airspace ban

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A 737 Max aircraft at the Boeing factory in Washington. [Photo: Courtesy]

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates will make its own checks on any fixes for the Boeing 737 MAX before permitting the grounded jet to resume flying in its airspace, a senior aviation regulatory official said on Wednesday.

The MAX has been grounded globally since last month following two fatal crashes in five months involving the same aircraft type, killing 346 people.

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