Title: Boeing 737 MAX certification - Wikipedia
Headings: Boeing 737 MAX certification
Boeing 737 MAX certification
Contents
Initial certification
Type rating
Crew manuals
Simulator training
Rejected improvements
Boeing 737 safety analysis
MCAS and MAX safety risk analysis
Effect on air transport safety
US Department of Justice inquiries
US Congress inquiries
Senate
House of Representatives
US Office of Special Counsel inquiries
US Cabinet inquiries
Return to service
Boeing
FAA
Public commentaries
Technical Advisory Board
Joint Authorities Technical Review
FAA Airworthiness Directive for return to service
FAA CANIC for return to service
EASA
UK CAA
Transport Canada
Indian DGCA
UAE's GCAA
Australian CASA
Brazilian ANAC
IATA
Projections
Certification of forthcoming MAX variants
Notes
References
Further reading

Content: The FAA's Organization Designation Authorization program, allowing manufacturers to act on its behalf, was also questioned for weakening its oversight of Boeing. The MAX was given the same type certificate as previous 737 generations to reduce pilot training and save money for its airline customers, a major selling point. For fleet commonality, MCAS was added so that the MAX would handle similar to earlier 737 versions. Boeing convinced the FAA that MCAS could not fail hazardously or catastrophically, and that existing procedures were effective in dealing with malfunctions. The MAX was exempted from certain newer safety requirements, saving Boeing billions of dollars in development costs. In February 2020, the DOJ investigated Boeing's hiding of information from the FAA, based on the content of internal emails. In January 2021, Boeing settled to pay over $2.5 billion after being charged with fraud . In June 2020, the U.S. Inspector General 's report revealed that MCAS problems dated several years before the accidents. The FAA found several defects that Boeing deferred to fix, in violation of regulations. In September 2020, the House of Representatives concluded its investigation and cited numerous instances where Boeing dismissed employee concerns with MCAS, prioritized deadline and budget constraints over safety, and where it lacked transparency in disclosing essential information to the FAA.