Crash Victims’ Families Told Approval of 737 Max by Transport Canada Looks ‘Imminent’

Danielle Moore, shown in this undated handout image provided by her father Chris Moore, is one of 18 Canadians who died when a Boeing 737 Max fell from the skies shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa in March 2019, killing all 157 people on board. The Canadian Press/HO-Chris Moore *MANDATORY CREDIT *

OTTAWA—The father of a young woman who died in the Boeing 737 Max crash last year says federal officials told victims’ families approval of the beleaguered aircraft is “imminent.”

Chris Moore, who lost his 24-year-old daughter Danielle in the tragedy, says Transport Canada’s head of civil aviation informed family members in a virtual meeting Wednesday the department is on the cusp of validating changes to the plane, which has already been cleared for takeoff in the United States.