Boeing boasted about streamlined approval for the 737 Max. Now it's cleaning up the mess

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Two years ago, Boeing was on top. Its stock was up 40% over the previous year. It was one of the hottest stocks around. The outlook for sales and profit was bright. And the company was about to start delivering its new 737 Max jet.

Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.CEO Dennis Muilenberg was addressing Wall Street on a conference call on April 26, 2017. He boasted about how quickly the company had brought the 737 Max to market — and praised the Federal Aviation Administration's"streamlined" certification process. He attributed that to the pro-business philosophy of the new Trump administration.

US Justice Department prosecutors have issued multiple subpoenas as part of an investigation into the FAA's certification and Boeing's marketing of that plane model, CNN has learned. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao also asked the agency's inspector general to investigate the Max certification process. Congress already had the first of what could be multiple hearings into the process.

 

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Boeing CEO should get investigated to see if he’s a radicalized Muslim terrorrist. He should get arrested and charged with murder.

Just another company that put profits ahead of lives, these A/holes need to held accountable

It's about time for the American people to find a way to put all these corporate criminals in prison. Where they belong.

Cleaning up the mess!? What an awful phrase to use

👣➡️👄 yay deregulation! 🤦‍♂️

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