737MAX受害者家属要求美国FAA撤销重飞许可 6park.com
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Families of crash victims want U.S. to rescind approval  6park.com
for Boeing 737 MAX to fly again 6park.com
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Tracy Rucinski
Wed, December 23, 2020, 8:32 AM PST 6park.com
By Tracy Rucinski
(Reuters)
 -The families of victims killed in two crashes by Boeing Co's 737 MAX 
want U.S. regulators to rescind approval for the planes to fly again, 
following a Senate report that raised concerns about the re-approval 
process.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted its 
20-month safety ban of the 737 MAX on Nov. 18 after green-lighting 
design changes by Boeing to address issues involved in two fatal crashes
 in Indonesia in late 2018 and in Ethiopia in early 2019.
But a 
lengthy Senate Commerce Committee report released on Friday found that 
Boeing officials "inappropriately coached" FAA test pilots during its 
recertification efforts.
"The
 Committee found wrongful and potentially unlawful behavior that must be
 investigated to determine whether the MAX recertification process was 
tainted," families of Ethiopian crash victims said in the Dec. 22 letter
 to the FAA and Department of Transportation that was reviewed by 
Reuters.
Asked for comment, the FAA said it had worked closely 
with other international regulators to conduct "a thorough and 
deliberate review" of the 737 MAX.
"We are confident that the 
safety issues that played a role in the tragic accidents involving Lion 
Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 have been addressed 
through the design changes required and independently approved by the 
FAA and its partners," a spokesman said.
Boeing declined to 
comment. When the Senate report was released on Dec. 18, Boeing said it 
takes "seriously the committee’s findings and will continue to review 
the report in full."
"With the first U.S. flight of the 737 MAX 
set to occur within days, we call for the plane to be immediately 
grounded based upon the new revelations," the families wrote.
A total of 346 people died in the two crashes.
American
 Airlines is set to fly the plane on Dec. 29 for the first time in the 
United States with commercial passengers since the plane's global 
grounding in March 2019.
(Reporting by Tracy Rucinski in ChicagoEditing by Chizu Nomiyama and Lisa Shumaker) 6park.com