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FAA to pay most of cost of redoing Columbia runway

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FILE- In this March 27, 2019, file photo a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane is shown on the assembly line during a brief media tour of Boeing's 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash. Boeing is under investigation on multiple fronts. The Justice Department is looking into possible criminal violations involving certification that the 737 Max introduced in 2017 was safe. Congressional committees are also investigating the crashes and questioning a program under which the FAA delegates many safety checks for planes to Boeing and other manufacturers to save money. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Report on Ethiopian crash ratchets up pressure on Boeing

By BERNARD CONDON - Associated Press

FAA: Inspectors on Boeing Max planes are properly trained

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Helicopter with 2 aboard crashes at Massachusetts airport

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Senate committee to investigate FAA safety inspectors

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FILE - In this March 14, 2019, file photo, a worker walks next to a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane parked at Boeing Field in Seattle. U.S. aviation regulators said Monday, April 1, Boeing needs more time to finish changes in a flight-control system suspected of playing a role in two deadly crashes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Boeing, FAA say more time needed for fix of troubled 737 Max

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

Nobody hurt when plane lands on Southern California street

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Travelers organize their luggage before entering a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **

Technical outage causing flight delays for airlines

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FILE - In a Feb. 26, 2019 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Schumer wants Boeing to be removed from a Federal Aviation Administration rulemaking committee as investigations deepen into both the company and regulator's role in two deadline airline crashes. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Schumer wants Boeing off FAA committee amid investigations

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FILE- In this March 11, 2019, file photo rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Investigators have determined that an anti-stall system automatically activated before the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet plunged into the ground, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, March 29. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

Financial pressure mounts to fix Boeing’s troubled jetliner

By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER and BERNARD CONDON - Associated Press

This Thursday, March 14, 2019, file photo shows a Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane parked at Boeing Field in Seattle. America's standing as the model for aviation-safety regulation will be on trial as congressional hearings begin Wednesday, March 27, 2019, into the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Boeing before and after two deadly crashes of its best-selling airliner. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Major revamp planned for FAA’s oversight process

By David Koenig and Tom Krisher - Associated Press

This Thursday, March 14, 2019, file photo shows a Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane parked at Boeing Field in Seattle. America's standing as the model for aviation-safety regulation will be on trial as congressional hearings begin Wednesday, March 27, 2019, into the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Boeing before and after two deadly crashes of its best-selling airliner. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

The Latest: Senators grill Elwell on safety, industry ties

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An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 sits grounded at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, March 23, 2019. The chief of Ethiopian Airlines says the warning and training requirements set for the now-grounded 737 Max aircraft may not have been enough following the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

FAA to revamp aircraft construction oversight, official says

By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

This Monday, March 25, 2019, image made from a video provided by KCAL9/CBSLA shows several Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max planes parked at the airport in Victorville, Calif. Southwest joins American Airlines in canceling dozens of flights daily as Boeing deals with the worldwide grounding of the aircraft following two deadly crashes. On Saturday, Southwest began to ferry all its Max aircraft to the Victorville facility, without passengers, to free up space at the airports where they had been parked. (KCAL9/CBSLA via AP)

Southwest 737 Max makes emergency landing in Orlando

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FILE- In this March 22, 2019, file photo a worker on a lift works on a Boeing 737 Max 8 being built for SpiceJet at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash. On Wednesday, March 27, the Senate aviation subcommittee will examine how the FAA oversees safety in the commercial aviation industry. Expected to testify is the Transportation Department's inspector general, who is conducting a separate probe of the FAA's decision to approve the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, the type of plane that crashed in October in Indonesia, and this month in Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

5 questions Congress will have for Boeing, FAA this week

By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

In this Monday, March 11, 2019 file photo, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group sits parked in the background at right at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant in Renton, Wash. The Transportation Department confirmed that its watchdog agency will examine how the FAA certified the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, the now-grounded plane involved in two fatal accidents within five months. The FAA had stood by the safety of the plane up until last Wednesday, March 13, 2019 despite other countries grounding it. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

European, Canadian regulators to do own review of Boeing jet

By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Trump names pick for FAA job as agency faces new scrutiny

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FAA employee pleads guilty to child porn charge

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In this Dec. 11, 2018 file photo, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao speaks during a major infrastructure investment announcement at transportation headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) **FILE**

Nominee to lead FAA will face challenge on Boeing oversight

By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with visiting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, on the Rose Garden of the White House, March 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Stephen Dickson, retired Delta executive, Air Force veteran, tabbed by Trump to head FAA

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times