The relationship between Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration, which has set the global standard in aviation safety for decades, will come under unprecedented scrutiny this week after two deadly airline crashes. Both accidents involved a Boeing jet green-lighted by the U.S. regulator, which relied heavily on safety assessments made by Boeing employees. This week, Congress joins the investigation into Boeing and the FAA. Here are some questions that lawmakers are almost certain to ask:Can FAA Effectively Regulate Boeing? Flight safety regulators worldwide have followed the lead of the FAA for decades, but not this time.
Source: Huffington Post March 26, 2019 11:26 UTC