DICKSON HEADING TO THE HILL: The FAA chief will testify Dec. 11 at a House Transportation Committee hearing on the MAX. It’ll be the first time Dickson has appeared at a hearing on the jet and its certification. Dickson became the agency’s permanent head in August, five months after the second MAX crash that grounded the plane.
Who else? The committee said other witnesses will be announced later. T&I Republicans want to hear from people who were leaders at the FAA at the time of the MAX’s certification, arguing that they are best placed to answer questions about the agency’s approval of the plane. Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said he agrees with that logic but hasn’t committed to pulling in past FAA officials — who now may be retired or working in the private sector — for a hearing that will likely be tough for the agency.
