Boeing-FAA Scrutiny Increases as U.S. Reviews Max's Approval
- Seeks audit by agency’s Inspector General after crashes
- Chao opens new front in U.S. inquiries into plane’s safety
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has asked for a wide-ranging review of how the government and Boeing Co. certified the 737 Max -- the jet that’s been involved in two fatal accidents since October.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao requested Tuesday an audit in a memo to the department’s Inspector General Calvin Scovel. The new audit is separate from the criminal probe that the Inspector General is also conducting in conjunction with the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division.