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Senate adds teeth to 737 MAX bill

June 15, 2020

Via: Politico

Less than two weeks after Senate Commerce Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) floated legislation on the Boeing 737 MAX that was then slammed by safety advocates and family members of the victims of last year’s MAX crash, a new (and newly […]


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House Democrats line up hearing on FAA, 737 MAX

December 3, 2019

Via: Politico

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 […]


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737 MAX worries still on display at U.S., Canada aviation agencies

November 25, 2019

Via: Politico

WORRIES ABOUT THE MAX AT AVIATION AGENCIES: Regulatory officials in the U.S. and Canada continue to be concerned about MCAS, the flight control system implicated in the two Boeing 737 crashes, according to emails obtained by the New York Times […]


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Boeing eyes early 2020 for 737 MAX return

November 12, 2019

Via: Politico

BOEING SEES COMMERCIAL 737 MAX FLIGHTS IN EARLY 2020: The company on Monday said it believes new pilot training requirements for the MAX will get FAA approval in January, and commercial flights will be able to start after that. Before […]


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Round one for Boeing

October 29, 2019

Via: Politico

ROUND ONE FOR BOEING: The first of two congressional hearings in two days on the MAX kicks off this morning, with Muilenburg set to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee. His opening statement, released Monday, will acknowledge that the company […]


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New Boeing whistleblower catches attention on Capitol Hill

October 3, 2019

Via: Politico

ANOTHER BOEING WHISTLEBLOWER COMES FORWARD: The company sidelined a safety system on the 737 MAX to save money, according to a senior engineer’s complaint reported by The New York Times on Wednesday. According to the story, Curtis Ewbank said that […]


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Boeing spars with House committee

September 16, 2019

Via: Politico

BOEING SPARS WITH CONGRESS: Already embattled by two crashes and the ongoing grounding of the 737 MAX, Boeing is sparring with lawmakers over the release of information about the aircraft. Our Brianna Gurciullo has the whole story, which revolves around […]


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New FAA chief sworn in with 737 MAX front and center

August 13, 2019

Via: Politico

DICKSON LANDS AT FAA: The agency has a Senate-confirmed administrator in place for the first time in more than a year and a half after Dickson, a retired Delta Air Lines executive, was sworn in on Monday. As our Brianna […]


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Should Boeing rebrand the 737 MAX?

April 16, 2019

Via: Politico

BUSINESSMAN IN CHIEF? Trump offered a piece of advice to Boeing in an early morning tweet on Monday: Fix the troubled 737 MAX, add some new features, and rebrand with a new name. The company is already working on that […]


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FAA’s certification process under scrutiny

March 18, 2019

Via: Politico

IG INVESTIGATING FAA: The Department of Transportation’s inspector general is investigating the FAA’s approval of the Boeing 737 MAX, according to the Wall Street Journal. The inquiry will be focused on the agency’s Seattle office which certifies the safety of […]


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FAA defies relentless calls to ground 737 MAX

March 13, 2019

Via: Politico

FAA STANDS ALONE: FAA continued to stand firm in its decision not to ground Boeing 737 MAX planes in the U.S., even as a barrage of lawmakers, former officials, unions and others urged the agency to follow in the footsteps […]


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Eyes on FAA after another 737 Max crash

March 11, 2019

Via: Politico

ANOTHER 737 MAX CRASH, NOW WHAT?: Though the exact circumstances are still up in the air, another 737 Max 8 has crashed shortly after takeoff, including some similarities with up-and-down altitudes seen in a Lion Air crash many attribute to […]