Mitt Romney urges FAA to temporarily ground Boeing 737 MAX 8
US Senator says Federal Aviation Administration must investigate the causes of recent crashes and ensure the plane’s airworthiness
Washington — US Senator Mitt Romney on Tuesday called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to follow several other countries and temporarily ground Boeing’s 737 MAX 8, days after a crash in Ethiopia killed everyone onboard one of the planes. “Out of an abundance of caution for the flying public, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should ground the 737 MAX 8 until we investigate the causes of recent crashes and ensure the plane’s airworthiness,” Romney said in a tweet. Romney, a Republican who was his party’s presidential candidate in 2012, joined similar calls from Senators Richard Blumenthal and Diane Feinstein, who are Democrats. Boeing and the FAA had no immediate comment on Romney’s statement. Regulators around the world including the UK, Australia and Austria, and a growing number of airlines are grounding the 737 MAX 8 after two fatal crashes in five months. The FAA told international carriers on Monday there was no need to ground the plane but it would mandate ...
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