‘Questionable’ why some Boeing 737 Max safety features were not required, U.S. transport chief says GlobeBusiness
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao speaks at a news conference outside of the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2019.U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told a Senate committee on Wednesday it was “very questionable” why some Boeing 737 Max safety features were not required, but she stopped short of saying the government would require retrofitting all aircraft.
Reuters reported last week that Boeing plans to mandate a previously-optional cockpit warning light as part of a software update to the 737 Max fleet that was grounded in the wake of the fatal crashes, said the officials, who asked not to be identified. That feature might have warned earlier of problems that possibly played a role in the crashes of Ethiopian and Indonesian planes that killed almost 350 people.
He also questioned why any safety features were not mandated by Boeing or the FAA. “It looks like we are following,” Manchin said.
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