FBI joins criminal investigation into Boeing 737 MAX certification - report


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  • Thursday, 21 Mar 2019

FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches to land at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United States over safety issues in Washington, U.S. March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

(Reuters) - The FBI has joined the criminal investigation into the certification of the Boeing Co's 737 MAX, the Seattle Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/fbi-joining-criminal-investigation-into-certification-of-boeing-737-max

This comes after Reuters reported https://in.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-airplane-boeing-prosecutors/boeing-plane-development-under-review-by-us-prosecutors-transportation-department-sources-idINKCN1R008D that federal prosecutors and the U.S. Department of Transportation are scrutinizing the development of the 737 MAX jetliners in the wake of two deadly crashes in five months.

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