At least one person isn't afraid to fly on a 737 MAX — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao
POLITICO's Playbook PM newsletterTuesday that Chao had been spotted on the Southwest flight. POLITICO later consulted the fellow passenger and a flight-tracking website to confirm that the plane was a 737 MAX 8.
Chao was in Austin to unveil a new Transportation Department council intended to help ease approval of technological approaches to infrastructure, such as Elon Musk's tunneling projects.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. So far, the Federal Aviation Administration under Chao is holding firm to its stance that not enough data exists to justify grounding the nation's 737 MAX planes, despite growing pressure from lawmakers and other nations that have barred them after two deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
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