Better training protocols must be in place and both public and industry trust regained before the Boeing 737 MAX can return to use, industry stakeholders told the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation during a hearing on the status of the 737 MAX on Wednesday. According to subcommittee Chairman Rick Larsen, the hearing aimed to provide subcommittee members “an opportunity to gather views and perspectives from key users of the aircraft [...] on what the FAA, Boeing, and the airlines need to do before returning the 737 MAX to service” following the fatal accidents of Lion Air Flight 610 on Oct. 29, 2018, and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019, and the subsequent grounding of all MAX aircraft. Testimony was presented by Senior Vice President of Legislative and Regulatory Policy for Airlines for America Sharon Pinkerton, Allied Pilots Association President Captain Daniel Carey, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA International President Sara Nelson, Former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt and Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/accidents-ntsb/max-hearing-focuses-on-training-trust