Hmmm: DoJ issues subpoenas in criminal probe involving Boeing 737 approvals
Ed Morrissey Posted at 10:01 am on March 21, 2019
Boeing has bigger problems than the FAA in dealing with its troubles involving the 737 Max 8 and Max 9. The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the matter, specifically focusing on how Boeing won approval for its jets from the FAA, CNN reported overnight. Prosecutors have already sent out subpoenas that also touch on training and marketing for the new model after two deadly crashes finally grounded almost all of them:
US Justice Department prosecutors have issued multiple subpoenas as part of an investigation into Boeing’s Federal Aviation Administration certification and marketing of 737 Max planes, sources briefed on the matter told CNN.
The criminal investigation, which is in its early stages, began after the October 2018 crash of a 737 Max aircraft operated by Lion Air in Indonesia, the sources said. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Tuesday asked the agency’s inspector general to investigate the Max certification.
Criminal investigators have sought information from Boeing on safety and certification procedures, including training manuals for pilots, along with how the company marketed the new aircraft, the sources said.
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