WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration plans to revamp oversight of airplane development after the two deadly crashes of Boeing's new 737 Max raised questions of whether the FAA has gone too far in letting companies regulate themselves, a Transportation Department official said Wednesday. The self-certifying practice, called Organization Designation Authorization, came under scrutiny Wednesday at a Senate subcommittee hearing that featured testimony by the acting FAA administrator, the Transportation Department inspector general, and the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Inspector General Calvin Scovel III said the FAA plans to significantly revamp its oversight of aircraft development by July. "The fact is that the FAA decided to do safety on the cheap, which is neither safe nor cheap," Blumenthal said. Boeing also invited about 200 pilots from several airlines to its Seattle-area facility to explain to them the changes in the Max.

Source: Ethiopian News March 27, 2019 21:11 UTC