___5:40 p.m.FAA Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell refused to answer questions about his conversation with President Donald Trump before the FAA grounded the Boeing 737 Max last week. ___5:15 p.m.FAA Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell says information collected from flight data recorders shows no software malfunctions that forced down the nose of Boeing 737 Max jets in the U.S. Senator Blumenthal says Boeing rushed to get the 737 Max into the air to compete with Europe's Airbus, so critical safety features were disregarded. Cruz, who chairs the subcommittee, says the crashes have raised questions about FAA oversight of how airplanes are certified to fly. ___10:25 a.m.Southwest Airlines says that the government's grounding of all Boeing Max 8 jets will contribute to a $150 million revenue loss in the first quarter.

Source: Ethiopian News March 27, 2019 20:15 UTC