During a Wednesday hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson acknowledged that the FAA and Boeing both made mistakes in regards to the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX. “The manufacturer made mistakes and the FAA made mistakes in its oversight of the manufacturer,” Dickson said when pressed by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The MAX was grounded in March 2019 following the fatal crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 on Oct. 29, 2018, and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/accidents-ntsb/dickson-says-faa-boeing-made-mistakes-with-max-certification