Boeing still needs oversight, US official says

Slow progress: A 737 MAX being assembled in Renton, Washington. US authorities have capped production of the model at 38 a month until Boeing shows it has improved safety standards. —Reuters

SEATTLE: US planemaker Boeing has lost its way and also lost the trust of the American people after a January 2024 mid-air emergency involving a new Boeing 737 MAX and two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says.

Duffy also said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is not yet ready to lift a 38-plane per month production cap on the 737 MAX.