Page 1 - AT

Wednesday
March 20, 2019
T: 582-7800 | F: 582-7044
www.arubatoday.com

Chef Eric Mah Page 13
A
Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper ruba’s ONLY English newspaper
Nominee to lead FAA will face challenge on Boeing oversight

By DAVID KOENIG and TOM in five months.
KRISHER The FAA had stood by the
Associated Press safety of the plane up un-
President Donald Trump til last Wednesday, despite
has tapped a former Delta other countries grounding
Air Lines executive to lead it. Transportation Secretary
the Federal Aviation Ad- Elaine Chao formally re-
ministration as the regulator quested the audit in a let-
deals with questions about ter sent to Inspector Gener-
its approval of a Boeing air- al Calvin Scovel III on Tues-
liner involved in two deadly day. Chao, whose agency
crashes within five months. oversees the FAA, said the
The White House said Tues- audit will improve the de-
day that Trump will nomi- partment’s decision-mak-
nate Stephen Dickson to ing. Her letter confirmed
head the FAA. The agency that she had previously re-
has been led by an acting quested an audit. It did not
administrator since Janu- mention that the inspec-
ary 2018. tor general and federal
Separately, the Transporta- prosecutors have already
tion Department confirmed started looking into the
that its watchdog agency development and regula-
will examine how the FAA tory approval of the jet, as
certified the Boeing 737 reported by news outlets,
Max 8 aircraft, the now- including The Associated
grounded plane involved Press. In this Monday, March 11, 2019 file photo, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group
in two fatal accidents with- Continued on Page 3 sits parked in the background at right at Boeing Co.’s Renton Assembly Plant in Renton, Wash.
Associated Press