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Flyers Rights sues FAA over Boeing 737 Max ‘secrecy’
Consumer group FlyersRights.org filed legal action to get disclosure of FAA documents relating to the proposed ungrounding of the Boeing 737 Max.
The group seeks disclosure of all documents in its Freedom of Information Act case against the FAA before the agency recertifies the grounded jet.
Flyers Rights wants various independent experts and the public to review the documents before the Max is cleared to fly again.
It says the FAA has ignored or rejected multiple Freedom of Information requests.
Flyers Rights says the FAA has produced about 100 documents which were mostly redacted for proprietary information reasons under a Freedom of Information exemption, which Flyers Rights disputes.
"The two 737 Max crashes marked the end of FAA’s reign as the gold standard for aviation safety. The FAA and Boeing have repeatedly assured the public that there would be full transparency," said Paul Hudson, President of FlyersRights.org.
"Boeing hid documents from the FAA and the airlines in order to get the 737 Max originally certified as safe. Boeing and FAA seek to keep all its documents secret."
A number of independent aviation experts have backed Flyers Rights’ legal action.
These include famed former airline pilot Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, Michael Neely, an experienced Boeing system engineer, and former FAA safety officials.
"If Boeing and FAA get their way, the 737 Max will be quickly ungrounded without review from independent experts," Hudson added.
Written by Ray Montgomery, US Editor
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