The Federal Aviation Administration has asserted that the Elon Musk-led company failed to follow regulations ahead of 2 launches in 2023, and proposed fines of up to $633,000.
The 737 Max was grounded in March 2019 after a two fatal crashes, caused by a systems malfunction, killed 346 people off the coast of Indonesia and Ethiopia.
The statement shows US regulators have no immediate intention of grounding the 737 Max 8 after this weekend’s crash that killed 157 people in Ethiopia.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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