The head of the US air safety agency faces harsh questions from senators Wednesday over its relationship with and oversight of Boeing, while the aerospace giant launches a charm offensive to try to restore its reputation after two air disasters in recent months killed 346 people. Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg will be absent from the Senate hearing Wednesday but is expected to be called at a later date. In the wake of the accidents and amid intense scrutiny, Boeing is racing to get the MAX back in the sky. The FAA chief must also assure senators that regulators will not fast track the MAX's return to the skies. "The 737 MAX will return to service for US carriers and in US airspace only when the FAA's analysis of the facts and technical data indicate that it is appropriate," he said.

Source: Ethiopian News March 27, 2019 15:45 UTC