FAA’s Oversight of Boeing 737 Max Jet Slammed by Lawmakers
- FAA chief says planemaker may still face ‘enforcement action’
- Two crashes of the Boeing jet in five months claimed 346 lives
FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson speaks during a hearing on the Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft in Washington on Dec. 11.
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Lawmakers peppered Federal Aviation Administration officials with questions about how the agency approved the now-grounded Boeing Co. 737 Max jet and kept it flying after the first of two deadly crashes despite doubts about its safety.
An internal FAA risk assessment conducted after a Lion Air flight crashed off the coast of Indonesia in October 2018, predicted another 15 of the jets would crash over the next 45 years without a fix, according to documents released by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.