Those reviews scramble an ambitious schedule set by Boeing and could undercut the FAA's reputation around the world. As a result, European airlines have flown Boeing jets with little independent review by the European Aviation Safety Agency, and U.S. airlines operate Airbus jets without a separate, lengthy certification process by the FAA. The FAA let the Boeing Max keep flying after preliminary findings from the Oct. 29 crash of a Lion Air Max 8 in Indonesia pointed to flight-control problems linked to the failure of a sensor. He expects that the FAA will wait until other regulators finish their reviews before letting the Max fly again. From 2013 until early 2016, Hamilton oversaw the use of Boeing employees to perform some safety-certification work on behalf of the FAA.

Source: Ethiopian News March 20, 2019 22:52 UTC