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Production of the 737 Max (archive picture): Controversial internals withheld
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According to a newspaper report, the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is threatened with further penalties from the FAA.
You are considering new sanctions for security deficiencies, wrote the "Wall Street Journal" on Tuesday, citing an anonymous insider.
Nevertheless, the crisis pilot 737 Max should be re-approved by the supervision in a few days.
Boeing is also regardless of the debacle surrounding the 737 Max, which has been banned from flying since March 2019 because of two crashes.
For example, the FAA is investigating possible production defects in the 787 "Dreamliner" long-haul jet, which could lead to consequences.
In addition, Boeing is said to have initially withheld explosive internal information from investigators when processing the 737 Max accidents.
Nonetheless, the FAA plans to lift the take-off ban for the problem plane on Wednesday next week, according to consistent US media reports.
Neither Boeing nor the authorities wanted to confirm this.
However, the supervisory authorities completed the critical phase of the re-registration process months ago and presented drafts for new safety guidelines for the 737 Max, so the timing would not come as a particularly surprising one.
Boeing's crisis jet was withdrawn from circulation around the world after the crashes with 346 deaths over a year and a half ago.
The main cause of the accidents is a faulty control program.
Boeing had wanted to fix the problems quickly, instead other deficiencies appeared.
In the meantime, the safety of the jet is said to have been restored.
Europe's aviation authority EASA had already signaled its approval of the re-certification in October.
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