FAA Head Defends MAX Certification Process
Dickson
Administrator Stephen Dickson of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has defended the certification process used by the FAA to certify the Boeing 737 MAX, which was grounded in March after crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia that killed a total of 346 people.
“The grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX placed a spotlight on safety and the FAA’s approach to oversight of those we regulate,” Dickson said during a September meeting with aviation regulators from around the world. “For the MAX, as with all aircraft, we made use of a thorough certification process that has consistently produced safe aviation products.” His remarks were published on the FAA w…
