MONTREAL - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says airlines hoping to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8 in Canadian airspace must first train their pilots using a flight simulator. Transport Minister Marc Garneau says airlines that want to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8 in Canadian airspace must first train their pilots using a flight simulator. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that American Airlines will start to use flight simulators, a significant shift. Garneau said he feels “strongly about simulators,” stressing their effectiveness and drawing on his experience as an astronaut. The two flights, both on Max 8s, killed a total of 346 people, including 18 Canadians on board the Ethiopian Airlines flight.

Source: thestar April 17, 2019 18:45 UTC