Washington, June 13 (Reuters) - The Head of the Federal Aviation Administration Said Thursday the Agency Was "Too Hands off" in Oversight of Boeing Before a Jan. 5 Mid-Air Emergency in a New Alaska Airlines Alk.n 737 Max 9.
美國華盛頓,6月13日(路透社)——聯邦航空管理局局長週四表示,在新的阿拉斯加航空公司737 Max 9在1月5日發生空中緊急情況之前,該機構在對波音的監管中“過於放手”。“FAA在1月5日之前應該更好地了解波音的情況,” FAA行政管理Mike Whitaker在參議院商務委員會聽證會上說。Alk.n737 Max 9。
"the FAA Should Have Had Much Better Visibility Into What Was Happening at Boeing Before Jan. 5," Said FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker at a Senate Commerce Committee Hearing.
“FAA在1月5日之前應該更好地了解波音的情況,”FAA行政管理Mike Whitaker在參議院商務委員會聽證會上說。
He Said the Agency Had Permanently Boosted the Use of in-Person Inspectors and Would Visit a Boeing Factory in South Carolina on Friday. "the FAA's Approach Before Then "Was Too Hands off, Too Focused on Paperwork Audits and Not Focused Enough on Inspections," Whitaker Added.
他說,該機構已經永久增加了親自檢查員的使用,並將在週五訪問南卡羅來納州的波音工廠。Whitaker補充說:“在那之前,FAA的監管方式過於放手,過於關注文書審計,而不足夠關注檢查。”
(Reporting by David Shepardson)
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