Tag: FAA’s certification

January 6, 2020

AVIATION: The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded for almost 10 months, and the furor over the passenger jet’s deadly track record is expected to drag well into 2020. Boeing Chairman David Calhoun is set to become the company’s CEO […]

November 6, 2019

BOEING CHAIRMAN STANDS BY CEO: David Calhoun praised Muilenburg on Tuesday, telling CNBC that Boeing’s board of directors hasn’t lost confidence in the executive who lawmakers hammered last week during hearings on the 737 MAX. “From the vantage point of […]

October 29, 2019

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 […]

April 1, 2019

CONGRESS EYEING PILOT TRAINING, AUTOMATION: As scooped by your host, on Friday Transportation Committee leaders in the House wrote to DOT’s inspector general, asking for a new investigation into international pilot training standards and cockpit automation. The request is on […]

March 18, 2019

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 […]