FAA’s Elwell Defends MAX Safety Inspectors, Rejects OSC Report

WASHINGTON—FAA deputy administrator Dan Elwell told U.S. House appropriators that all safety inspectors who sat on the flight standardization board (FSB) for the Boeing 737 MAX were fully qualified, contradicting recent findings from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). “I want to make clear that...

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