U.S. authorities investigate FAA approval of Boeing plane: WSJ
18 March 2019 |
10:51 am
The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Department of Transportation is investigating the Federal Aviation Administration's approval of Boeing Co's 737 MAX jetliners. News of the probe comes in the wake of an Ethiopian Airlines crash last week that killed all 157 people on board.
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