A once-antagonistic relationship between Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration has grown chummier in recent years
’s safety. While investigations continue, it says, “Boeing is finalising its development of a previously announced software update and pilot training revision that will address theflight control law’s behaviour in response to erroneous sensor inputs”. Boeing’s team is in Ethiopia helping the investigators. The company says it is “devoted to the quality and safety of the aircraft we design, produce and support”.
Jim Hall, former chairman of America’s National Transportation Safety Board, another regulator, sees the root of the problem in the’s close relationship with Boeing. Since 2001 the company has lobbied vigorously to perform more of its own safety tests. In 2005 thebegan to allow Boeing to do more self-certification. “It’s like putting children in charge of the sweet shop,” says a former Boeing adviser.
On March 19th Mr Trump named Stephen Dickson, a respected former senior executive at Delta Air Lines, to head thehad been shot. The Ethiopian authorities have declined to give the black box to thefor data retrieval, sending it to France instead. Those in Canada and Europe are re-examining decisions to approve the 737, they may order their own tests before certifying future Boeing aircraft as airworthy.
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