The Boeing Co. brand is shown outdoors of corporation offices close to Los Angeles Intercontinental Airport (LAX) in El Segundo, California on January 18, 2024.
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Boeing confirmed late on Monday it is withdrawing a request it made to the Federal Aviation Administration final 12 months in search of an exemption from a protection common for its 737 Max 7 that is awaiting certification.
Senator Tammy Duckworth, who chairs an aviation subcommittee, said final week she opposed Boeing’s exemption ask for that would “prematurely make it possible for the 737 Max 7 to enter commercial support.”
She famous the exemption Boeing had sought “requires an anti-ice technique that can overheat and cause the motor nacelle to split aside and tumble off. This could deliver fuselage-penetrating debris, which could endanger travellers in window seats at the rear of the wing.”
Boeing said late on Monday “whilst we are confident that the proposed time-minimal exemption for that procedure follows proven FAA processes to make certain safe and sound procedure, we will as an alternative include an engineering alternative that will be completed all through the certification procedure.”
The FAA deferred comment to Boeing.