WASHINGTON (Halbeeg News) –The US Justice Department has issued summons as part of an investigation into certification and marketing of Boeing 737 Max planes, the CNN has reported on Thursday.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, sent a memo to Calvin Scovel, the department’s inspector general, formalising the request.
The planemaker is required to provide information on safety and certification procedures— including training manuals for pilots.
The developments come a day after the agency looks into the aircraft’s certification.
The investigation follows in the wake of Ethiopia Airlines Flight 302 crash that claimed the lives of all 157 people from 35 different nationalities.
The embattled Boeing 737 Max 8’s planes resulted in two air disasters that resulted in the death of 346 people in five months.
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