Washington (Reuters) -A US Senate report released Monday does a better job of overseeing the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification of new planes with Boeing and reviewing the allegations raised by seven industry whistle blowers. He said he had to do it.
Senator Maria Cantwell’s 97-page Commerce Commission report was raised as a result of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes in five months that prompted a 20-month landing of the plane. Concerns are included. Parliament also passed a drastic reform in December 2020 on how the FAA will certify new planes that the FAA is still implementing.
“FAA’s oversight of the certification process has been eroded,” the report said. “Over time, we have increasingly delegated that authority to Boeing and others.”
According to the report, the FAA “should take immediate action to deal with Boeing’s excessive pressure,” adding that “a chronic shortage of personnel.”
Boeing said it was considering the report. “Boeing teammates are encouraged to speak up whenever they are concerned about safety or quality,” said the plane manufacturer, and many issues in the report were “previously published and Boeing monitors. We have been working to deal with them under. “
“The FAA certification process puts undue pressure on line engineers and production staff,” the report said. FAA Boeing’s surveillance office lacks sufficient safety engineers and needs to improve its safety culture.