FAA Directly Oversaw 737 Max Software Approval, Agency Head Says
- Agency plans revamp of company approvals of new aircraft
- Senate hearing Wednesday to examine FAA process, 737 crashes
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U.S. aviation regulators were directly involved in the review and approval of the anti-stall system on Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max aircraft that has been involved in two fatal crashes, the chief of the Federal Aviation Administration plans to tell Congress Wednesday.
The FAA is also revamping how it oversees companies such as Boeing that have been granted authority to use their own employees to sign off on aircraft designs, the Transportation Department’s inspector general will also testify to a Senate panel, according to written statements obtained by Bloomberg News.