Hong Kong Allows Airlines to Resume Using Boeing 737 Max

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 sits outside the hangar in Renton, Washington, on Dec. 8, 2015. Matt Mills McKnight/Reuters

Hong Kong is permitting airline operators to restart the use of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max aircraft in the city’s airspace, its Civil Aviation Department (CAD) said in a directive on Friday, lifting its ban on the aircraft after nearly three years.

The 737 MAX is integral to the Boeing’s ability to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic and a safety scandal caused by two fatal crashes.