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Senate Committee’s 737 Max Report Critical of FAA, Boeing

Released 97-page report indicates that the fox was proverbially guarding the hen house.

A Boeing 737 Max takes off after a touch-and-go landing at Edwards Air Force Base. [Courtesy: USAF]
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Key Takeaways:

The U.S. Senate wants the FAA to do a better job certifying new airplanes and, specifically, overseeing the Boeing Company. 

The Senate Commerce Committee made the announcement after the release of a 97-page report summing up a multi-year investigation into accidents involving two Boeing 737 Max airplanes from two air carriers that happened within five months of each other. In all, 346 people were killed. 

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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