FBI joins Boeing 737 Max certification probe
The FBI has joined the criminal investigation into the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX-8, according to reports.
A Washington, D.C-based federal grand jury investigation is looking into the certification process that approved the safety of the new Boeing aircraft.
Global operations of the aircraft have been suspended following the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 crash near Addis Ababa, in which 157 people died, earlier this month.
The incident was the second accident in five months, following a Lion Air crash in October 2018.
The investigation, which is being overseen by the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal division and carried out by the Transportation Department’s Inspector General, began this week.
The development was first reported in the Seattle Times and comes after federal agents told employees at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Seattle office to retain documents relating to the approval process for the 737 Max.
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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