Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says he has not been briefed on issues with Boeing jets
His testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee comes one day after President Donald Trump announced the US decision to ground all 737 Max jets in the aftermath of Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash.Specifically, Shanahan was grilled by Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who pressed the former Boeing executive on his knowledge of issues related to the Boeing-made jet.
"During Thursday's hearing, Shanahan was asked if he is in favor of a probe looking into why problems with the aircraft were not known about or acted upon earlier. "I firmly believe we should let the regulators investigate the incidents," he responded.The global grounding of Boeing's 737 Max 8 airliner had drawn new attention to the close ties between the manufacturer and the Trump administration.
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