Boeing Regains Authority to Issue Airworthiness Certificates for 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner
En resumen
- The U.S. government has restored Boeing's authority to issue airworthiness certificates for its 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner aircraft, a responsibility revoked after fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018-2019.
- The FAA cited comparable production quality findings during an eight-month alternating oversight period.
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Boeing's authority to issue airworthiness certificates for 737 Max and 787 Dreamliners was revoked after fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. The FAA had been alternating certification duties with Boeing for eight months.
The U.S. government on Friday said Boeing can once again issue airworthiness certificates for its bestselling 737 Max aircraft and 787 Dreamliners, an authority that was stripped from the manufacturer after fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 of the 737 Max.
The Federal Aviation Administration said last September that Boeing could ticket its own planes before they're handed off to customers for only some of the Maxes and Dreamliners, alternating weeks between the FAA and Boeing doing that work.
"During the past eight months, the FAA has seen comparable production quality findings when Boeing issued airworthiness certificates and when the FAA issued them," the agency said Friday. "Based on these results, the FAA determined it can safely return this responsibility to Boeing."
The company said in a statement that it "will continue to work under the oversight of the FAA in building safe, high-quality commercial airplanes that comply with all airworthiness certification requirements."
Preguntas abiertas
- What specific quality findings led to the FAA's decision?
- How will this impact Boeing's delivery schedule?
- Will this decision face any public or political scrutiny?
