The FAA said in a statement late Tuesday night that it was committed to working with the committee to make improvements. “Change is always hard and requires daily commitment, but we as a company are dedicated to doing the work.” “We have learned many hard lessons as a company from the accidents of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Flight 302, and from the mistakes we have made,” the company said. “These recommendations - not a partisan investigative report - should serve as the basis for Congressional action.”īoeing said in a statement it had cooperated with the committee’s investigation and had taken steps at the company to improve safety. “Expert recommendations have already led to changes and reforms, with more to come,” said a joint statement from Sam Graves of Missouri and Garret Graves of Louisiana. Republican leaders on the House committee took issue with the report’s findings, saying they represented partisan overreach that went beyond what other reviews have found. DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat, hasn’t yet unveiled his legislation. The Senate Commerce Committee plans to vote on a bipartisan bill on Wednesday. Lawmakers are drafting legislation designed to reform how the FAA oversees companies such as Boeing and reviews aircraft designs. “The problem is it was complaint and not safe - and people died,” he said. The company’s sway over top FAA managersĭeFazio said he found it “mind boggling” that Boeing and FAA officials concluded, according to the report, that the plane’s design had complied with regulations in spite of the crashes.Inherent conflicts of interest in the system that deputizes Boeing employees to act on behalf of the government.What the report called a “culture of concealment” by Boeing.Faulty assumptions about the design and performance of pilots.Pressures to update the 737’s design swiftly and inexpensively.
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