'FAA's official responses to Congress appear to have been misleading in their portrayal of FAA employee training and competency,' a report from the Office of the Special Counsel said.
A letter sent to President Donald Trump on Monday about the inquiry said that"FAA's official responses to Congress appear to have been misleading in their portrayal of FAA employee training and competency." It also says that theobtained internal FAA communications that"cast serious doubt" on the aviation agency's statements regarding the training of its inspectors."The FAA stands behind its response to Sen.
Boeing said on Monday that it would pay $144,500 to families that lost relatives in the crashes. In July, the company pledged a $50 million fund for affected families and said that it would pay another $50 million for education and economic projects for communities that were impacted. The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since March and stock prices have fallen since. On March 1, before the second crash, stock prices sold at $440.62. On Tuesday, stocks opened at $379.54.
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen parked on Boeing property near Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, on August 13.
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