Pilots from United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest met with federal aviation regulators Friday
The FAA grounded the Max 8 and 9 planes on March 14, saying authorities needed to investigate “the possibility of a shared cause” between the two crashes. By Aaron Gregg and Aaron Gregg Reporter covering the defense industry and government contractors. Email Bio Follow Michael Laris Michael Laris Transportation reporter Email Bio Follow April 12 at 9:10 PM Federal Aviation regulators met Friday with pilot representatives from United Airlines, Southwest and American Airlines ― the three U.S.
The FAA is in the spotlight over a 15-year-old policy to allow manufacturers including Boeing to “self-certify” the aircraft they produce. Questions around the certification process for the 737 Max aircraft have been the subject of congressional inquiries and a criminal investigation. “As a pilot myself, as a longtime member of a commercial airline pilot union . . . I understand how important it is to the rank-and-file pilot to understand what the FAA’s doing,” Elwell said in a video released soon after the meeting. “Of course, the flight departments are equally engaged and it’s equally important to speak to them. The one unique aspect of this meeting is bringing them together, so they can hear each other’s questions in real time, and hear our answers in real time.
The self-certification policy “may be too ingrained to reverse and further complicated because of the FAA’s budget and lack of available and qualified personnel,” Weaks wrote.
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