Is the Federal Aviation Administration too close to the industry it regulates? In the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, The Wall Street Journal examines why the FAA is facing renewed scrutiny into its aircraft certification process. An internal Federal Aviation Administration review has tentatively determined that senior agency officials didn’t participate in or monitor crucial safety assessments of a Boeing Co. 737 MAX flight-control system later implicated in two fatal crashes, according to industry and government officials. The preliminary conclusion, which hasn’t been reported before, may be discussed at a House Transportation subcommittee hearing Wednesday. It is part of the first official investigative findings suggesting how the potentially hazardous...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 14, 2019 11:02 UTC