FAA Rebuffs Boeing With Vow to Scrutinize Newly Built Max Planes
- Regulator signals it will tighten control over grounded model
- Planemaker faces daunting logistics when jet is cleared to fly
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U.S. aviation regulators will conduct the final checks of the initial Boeing Co. 737 Max jets to be delivered once commercial flights resume, rather than allowing company employees to handle routine sign-offs.
The plan amounts to the latest signal from the Federal Aviation Administration that it intends to tighten its control over all aspects of the grounded jetliner as Boeing prepares to finalize fixes and restart shipments to customers. The Max, the company’s best-selling model, has been banned from flying since March after two deadly crashes killed 346 people.