FAA approves inspection process that will allow Boeing planes to fly again after Alaska Airlines incident
The head of the FAA said on Wednesday that the A review of the horrific incident aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing plane gives hope of clearing the path So that the planes fly again.
official, Mike Whittaker, said the F.A.A Max would not accept any request from Boeing to expand production of the planes until the agency is satisfied that the quality control problems have been resolved.
Following the announcement, United Airlines said it expected to resume service on its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft from Sunday.
The move came the same day a key senator signaled that Congress would join the scrutiny of Boeing.
Sen. Rep. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., met with Boeing CEO David Calhoun to discuss the events that took place this month when a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane was blown up by a door plug while flying 3 miles away. (3 mi) high above Oregon.
Cantwell said he told Calhoun that quality engineering and safety should be the company’s top priorities.
“The American public that flies and Boeing line workers deserve the leadership culture at Boeing That puts safety before profit,” said Cantwell, who represents the state where Boeing assembles the 737.
Cantwell said the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which he chairs, “will hold hearings to examine the root causes of these security failures.” No dates have been announced.
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They investigate the missing screw in the door
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the matter Accident on Alaska Airlines Max 9. NTSB officials have said they are investigating whether bolts that help secure door plugs were missing before the plane took off from Portland, Oregon.
The explosion left a hole in the side of the plane, but the pilot managed to land safely.
A researcher of The NTSB will return to the Boeing 737 assembly factory in Renton, Washington, as the investigation continues Friday, a board spokesman said. Investigators are creating a timeline of the failed door stopper, from its earliest stages of production to the flight in which it took off from the plane.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether Boeing and its suppliers followed proper safety procedures during production.
