FAA, not Boeing, will handle approvals for new 737 Max jets

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — Federal safety regulators indicated Tuesday that they will keep full control over approvals of each new Boeing 737 Max built since the planes were grounded in March, rather than delegating some of the work to Boeing employees.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it told Boeing on Tuesday that the agency will retain all authority to issue safety certificates for newly manufactured Max planes.

Boeing hasn’t stopped producing the Max, although it slowed down the assembly line in April. The FAA’s announcement doesn’t cover planes that were approved before the Max was grounded following two crashes that killed 346 people.

The FAA decision affects more than 300 finished Max jets currently sitting in storage. Boeing delivered nearly 400 before the Max was grounded.

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Isn't that how it should be?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That's the way it used to work.

[James48]

2. Absolutely.

Boeing has had waaaay too much influence over Senior FAA leadership, and been “delegated” far too much authority for years.

Time for the pendulum to swing back to the center.