WASHINGTON - Boeing failed to submit certification documents to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailing changes to a key flight control system faulted in two fatal crashes, a long-awaited government report seen by Reuters has found, Reuters reports. Continue reading original article.
The Intelligent Aerospace take:
July 2, 2020 -Reuters reports that the FAA's certification of the Max was "hampered by a lack of effective communication" between the agency and U.S. planemaker. In addition, the report stated that "Key FAA certification engineers and personnel responsible for approving the level of airline pilot training were unaware of the revision to (MCAS)."
“While we have not found any evidence of an inappropriately close relationship between FAA and Boeing to date, some FAA personnel expressed concern that FAA executives are too deferential to Boeing,” the report said.
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Jamie Whitney, Associate Editor
Intelligent Aerospace
