Schumer wants Boeing off FAA committee amid investigations

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer wants Boeing to be removed from a Federal Aviation Administration rulemaking committee as investigations deepen into both the company and regulator’s role in two deadline airline crashes.

Senate Democratic Leader Schumer said Sunday that Boeing should be suspended from the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations on airline industry regulations. He also wants the membership and activities of the committee to be made public and suggested further reforms to the committee.

Congress is looking closely at the relationship between Boeing and the FAA after two recent deadly crashes. Both crashes involved a Boeing jet green-lighted by the U.S. regulator, which relied heavily on safety assessments made by Boeing employees.

The FAA said it had not received Schumer’s request and would provide a response when it does. A representative for Boeing was not immediately available.


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Short article. No more at link.

[Major Nikon]

1. Seems a bit reactionary more than being actually useful

The committee doesn't even make any rules and just serves as advisory. It's also just one seat at the table and as the only jumbo manufacturer in the US it's not as if they aren't providing useful information.

[MicaelS]

2. I do not trust Boeing one bit.

I want them smacked down hard.

[Major Nikon]

3. You don't have to trust them at all

But who else should we consult regarding the manufacture of large aircraft? All other manufacturers are foreign.

[Sgent]

5. Airbus

has a large customer base in the US, and manufactures both the A220 and A320 here. That said I don't know the current makeup of the committee, how many members, etc.

I agree we ideally would have both manufacturers and airline reps involved in an advisory capacity.

[Sherman A1]

6. Boeing does need a smackdown

As does the FAA. Don’t know if this is the place for that to happen.

I would like to see all of the 737-8Max to be scrapped and Boeing reimburse their customers, the design is flawed and even with the correct software it is in my opinion not airworthy.

[C Moon]

4. I think Russia's billionaires have their dirty hands in a lot of cookie jars.

Every time I hear something like this, I think these people who want to save our constitution know something we don't.

[marble falls]

8. They should recuse. It is shocking a PR consultent hadn't made that clear to them already.

[BigmanPigman]

9. Thank you Chuck!