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(update) Senate panel to hold hearing on airline safety after Boeing crashes
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/434739-senate-panel-to-hold-hearing-on-safety-of-boeing-737-max-jetsSenate panel to hold hearing on airline safety after Boeing crashes
By Alex Gangitano - 03/20/19 05:48 PM EDT
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, announced a hearing on airline safety in the wake of the deadly crashes of two Boeing 737 Max aircrafts.
The hearing, “The State of Airline Safety: Federal Oversight of Commercial Aviation,” will take place on March 27.
National Transportation Safety Board chairman Robert Sumwalt, Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin Scovel and Federal Aviation Administration acting administrator Daniel Elwell are listed as witnesses.
No one from Boeing has been included as a witness
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