The Trump administration stood firm behind Boeing and its troubled 737 MAX — until it didn’t
reversed course
Acting Federal Aviation Administration chief Dan Elwell took responsibility for the decision, saying it was reached after having received “refined satellite data” Wednesday morning about Sunday’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX jet, showing striking similarities with an October disaster in which an Indonesian plane of the same model had mysteriously plunged from the sky.
“Since this accident occurred, we were resolute in our position that we would not take action until we had data to support taking action," Elwell said on a call with reporters. "That data coalesced today, and we made the call."By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
But it wasn’t immediately clear what the FAA knew Wednesday afternoon that it couldn’t have known earlier in the day, when Canada barred the 737 MAX from its airspace — also citing newly available data about the flights — or on Tuesday, when the EU and other U.S. allies made the same call.
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