Wow, the Department of Transport is investigating the approval of Boeing's 737 Max jetliners by the Federal Aviation Administration

Wall Street Journal (gated) named 'people familiar' with the probe. This is an unusual inquiry into potential lapses in federal safety approvals for new aircraft. the inquiry focuses on a safety system that has been implicated in the Lion Air crash last year (189 people dead)

Wow, the Department of Transport is investigating the approval of Boeing's 737 Max jetliners by the Federal Aviation Administration

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