A Congressionally ordered review by FAA into whether some aviation safety inspectors (ASIs) involved in evaluating the Boeing 737 MAX flight-control system during certification were not qualified found no evidence of any deficiencies, either related to work on the MAX or other aircraft, the agency said.

New questions are being raised over the development and oversight of the Boeing 737 MAX after revelations the manufacturer knew about a misconfigured angle-of-attack (AOA) disagree annunciator alert message on the aircraft in 2017, but did not fix it or tell operators about the problem until after last October’s crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX 8—the first of two to strike the model in five months.

The Aerospace Industry Association (AIA), the largest trade association representing US aviation manufacturers, is urging the US Senate to confirm three nominees to the Export-Import Bank’s board of directors, following a May 3 vote by the upper chamber to close debate on the nominees.

Embraer delivered 11 commercial aircraft in the 2019 first quarter, including the first E175 jet to Mauritania Airlines, the first of this model to the African continent.

After warning on April 25 that its results would miss their targets this year because of challenges in its rail unit, Bombardier revealed revenue for the first quarter down 13% to $3.5 billion. Full-year revenue is now projected at $17 billion, a reduction of $1 billion.