Ottawa to Keep Boeing Max Aircraft Grounded for Now, Despite US Decision

A Boeing 737 Max jet prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2020. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File

OTTAWA—Canada will not immediately follow the U.S. in allowing the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to return to Canadian airspace.

Minister of Transport Marc Garneau said in a statement Wednesday that Canada will impose different requirements than the U.S. before it lifts the grounding orders for the plane, including additional procedures on the flight deck and pre−flight and differences in training for flight operators.