Justice Department issues subpoenas in criminal investigation of Boeing
Source: CNN
New York (CNN)US Justice Department prosecutors have issued multiple subpoenas as part of an investigation into Boeing's Federal Aviation Administration certification and marketing of 737 Max planes, sources briefed on the matter told CNN.
The criminal investigation, which is in its early stages, began after the October 2018 crash of a 737 Max aircraft operated by Lion Air in Indonesia, the sources said. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Tuesday asked the agency's inspector general to investigate the Max certification.
Criminal investigators have sought information from Boeing on safety and certification procedures, including training manuals for pilots, along with how the company marketed the new aircraft, the sources said.
It's not yet clear what possible criminal laws could be at issue in the probe. Among the things the investigators are looking into is the process by which Boeing itself certified the plane as safe, and the data it presented the FAA about that self-certification, the sources said.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/20/business/boeing-justice-department-subpoenas/index.html
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)However we were last to ground the max. Curious.
IronLionZion
(45,427 posts)Never last. Remember it and don't question it again.
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)The "safety update" was apparently delayed because of it.
Boeing's safety update to 737 Max was reportedly delayed due to government shutdown
After a second 737 Max 8 plane crashed on a flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, Boeing said it had been working on a safety feature designed to stabilize a plane in the event of a stall for several months.
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)Maxheader
(4,372 posts)Worked boeing wichita when it was called that..Spent a few years in
renton and one in everett wa..there as a contractor...the rest direct
positions...Management usually sucked..not always. There are a lot of
good leaders...And the aircraft are amazing..I was in everett wa.
when the first 41 section (front of the fuselage) of the 787 came
in...Mostly carbon fiber...a 1st for boeing...
They obviously need to get this figured out..pronto, And make all the necessary
reparations...Its gonna hurt..