FAA chief to testify at June 17 Senate hearing on Boeing 737 MAX

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will testify June 17 before a U.S. Senate panel on certification of the Boeing 737 MAX that was involved in two fatal crashes in five months that killed 346 people.

The Senate Commerce Committee said Dickson “will testify about issues associated with the design, development, certification, and operation” of the MAX that has been grounded since March 2019.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)