US: FAA’s Elwell defends MAX safety inspector qualifications
FAA deputy administrator Dan Elwell told US House appropriators that all safety inspectors who sat on the flight standardisation board (FSB) for the Boeing 737 MAX were fully qualified, contradicting recent findings from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). “I want to make clear that the OSC’s letter connecting training ambiguity to the MAX is not accurate,” Elwell said during an Appropriations Committee hearing on the FAA’s certification process Wednesday. Elwell explained that whistleblower allegations of unqualified FAA safety inspectors on the MAX FSB were not substantiated, adding that training gaps initially identified by FAA only affected check pilots that worked on the Gulfstream G500/600. “We fundamentally disagree with OSC’s conclusions," Elwell told the lawmakers. <br/>
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US: FAA’s Elwell defends MAX safety inspector qualifications
FAA deputy administrator Dan Elwell told US House appropriators that all safety inspectors who sat on the flight standardisation board (FSB) for the Boeing 737 MAX were fully qualified, contradicting recent findings from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). “I want to make clear that the OSC’s letter connecting training ambiguity to the MAX is not accurate,” Elwell said during an Appropriations Committee hearing on the FAA’s certification process Wednesday. Elwell explained that whistleblower allegations of unqualified FAA safety inspectors on the MAX FSB were not substantiated, adding that training gaps initially identified by FAA only affected check pilots that worked on the Gulfstream G500/600. “We fundamentally disagree with OSC’s conclusions," Elwell told the lawmakers. <br/>
