Accidents
Senate Report Blasts FAA and Boeing Over Max Recertification
The Senate report alleges that Boeing pressured FAA test pilots in human factors evaluation of the 737 Max's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation.
The October 2018 crash of a Boeing 737 Max operated by Indonesia's Lion Air was one of two fatal accidents that prompted the lengthy grounding of the narrowbody. (Photo: Barry Ambrose)
The October 2018 crash of a Boeing 737 Max operated by Indonesia's Lion Air was one of two fatal accidents that prompted the lengthy grounding of the narrowbody. (Photo: Barry Ambrose)

A new U.S. Senate report on safety oversight issues relating to the recertification of the grounded Boeing 737 Max airliner has issued strong criticism of both the FAA and the manufacturer. Among the main conclusions from the Commerce Committee report published late on Friday is that Boeing “inappropriately influenced” FAA pilots conducting human factor simulation testing of flight crew reaction times to a failure in the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) identified as a key factor in the two fatal accidents that led to the grounding of the aircraft.


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