FAA chief explores overhaul of plane approvals after 737 Max crashes
US air-safety regulators are considering ways to alter fundamentally how they certify aircraft in the wake of Boeing’s 737 MAX crisis, the head of the FAA said Sunday. FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson has previously said he wants to adopt a more holistic approach to certification. He provided new details about the agency’s thinking, including the possibility of the FAA being involved in the design of a new plane from the outset. There should be more dialogue between the FAA and plane makers over the course of the development of a new jet, Dickson said. He said that “human factors”—such as how rapidly airline pilots realistically are able to react in certain emergency situations—should be more of a priority in the process of designing jets, echoing earlier comments. “That probably needed to happen some time ago,” he said. <br/>
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FAA chief explores overhaul of plane approvals after 737 Max crashes
US air-safety regulators are considering ways to alter fundamentally how they certify aircraft in the wake of Boeing’s 737 MAX crisis, the head of the FAA said Sunday. FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson has previously said he wants to adopt a more holistic approach to certification. He provided new details about the agency’s thinking, including the possibility of the FAA being involved in the design of a new plane from the outset. There should be more dialogue between the FAA and plane makers over the course of the development of a new jet, Dickson said. He said that “human factors”—such as how rapidly airline pilots realistically are able to react in certain emergency situations—should be more of a priority in the process of designing jets, echoing earlier comments. “That probably needed to happen some time ago,” he said. <br/>
