Boeing’s deception to blame for fatal Max 737 crashes
A congressional report finds Boeing concealed design flaws from US regulator and failed to provide training for pilots
16 September 2020 - 16:46
Washington — Sweeping failures by Boeing engineers, deception by the company and significant errors in government oversight led to the two fatal crashes of the 737 Max, congressional investigators have concluded.
A 245-page report issued on Wednesday provides the most scathing account so far of the miscalculations that led to 346 deaths, the grounding of Boeing’s best-selling jet and billions of dollars in losses for the manufacturing giant...
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