Lawmakers said they need more time to study exactly what’s gone wrong at the nation’s biggest plane manufacturer before they legislate a fix. “It’s a good bill,” she said when asked whether the bill does enough to address an aviation system beset by a rash of near-collisions on runways and concerns about quality control at Boeing. Aviation safety consultant Jeff …
The US Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday it is launching a safety probe into Boeing following last week's near-catastrophic incident on an Alaska Airlines-operated 737 MAX. "Boeing's manufacturing practices need to comply with the high safety standards they're legally accountable to meet," the FAA said in a statement. The agency said Boeing's response to the FAA should include the "root …