The leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aircraft certification process in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes.
The Boeing 737 Max has been grounded since March 2019 after two crashes in five months killed 346 people. Boeing did not immediately comment.
A Boeing 737 MAX jet lands following Federal Aviation Administration test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington on June 29, 2020.The leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft certification process in the wake of two fatalThe Boeing 737 Max has been grounded since March 2019 after two crashes in five months killed 346 people.
The proposal, which has the backing of committee chair Peter DeFazio, a Democrat, and the top Republican Sam Graves would also require manufacturers to complete system safety assessments for significant design changes, ensure risk calculations are based on realistic assumptions of pilot response time, and share risk assessments with the FAA.
The prospects for winning approval for the legislation this year remain unclear. On Sept. 16, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee postponed consideration of a separate bill to overhaul FAA aircraft certification.
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