US lawmakers propose airplane certification reforms after fatal Boeing crashes


The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after two crashes in five months killed 346 people. (File pic: Boeing 737 MAX)

WASHINGTON: The leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aircraft certification process in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes.

The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after two crashes in five months killed 346 people. Boeing did not immediately comment.

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