• Senators urge stricter FAA approvals for new airplane designs

    Senators urge stricter FAA approvals for new airplane designs

    Two key US senators are circulating a bipartisan draft bill that would reform how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new aircraft in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people. The measure seeks to eliminate the ability of aircraft makers like Boeing to unduly influence the certification process and marks …