"By July 2019, FAA plans to introduce a new process that represents a significant change in its oversight approach," Scovel's testimony reads. A spokesman for the FAA declined to comment on or provide details about the changes. "Our work over the years on the ODA program has identified management weaknesses with a number of FAA's oversight processes," Scovel's testimony reads. He also said the 737 MAX certification involved 297 flight tests, including flights that assessed the stabilization system, the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System. On the eve of Wednesday's Senate hearing, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 made an emergency landing while being ferried with no passengers from Orlando to California.

Source: Ethiopian News March 26, 2019 23:03 UTC