Wall Street Journal with the report, saying the delay was in part due to the US government shutdown

  • The FAA says the shut down did not play a part.

You can decide for yourself. The Journal piece in summary:

  • Boeing had been working on a software fix for the 737 Max aircraft over past several months
  • Boeing said it was working with the Federal Aviation Administration
  • update initially expected in early January
  • US officials said the government shutdown delayed work on the update for five weeks

WSJ is gated, ungated piece from CNN here