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Final Committee Report: Boeing 737 MAX (House, 2020)

Report of 16 September 2020 by Democratic staff of the House Transportation Committee after an 18-month inquiry.

2 links, 1 backed by primary records

The debate

What it found

Boeing failed in its design and development of the MAX, and the FAA failed in its oversight of Boeing and its certification of the aircraft.1

Who disputes it

Sam Graves 16 Sep 2020
These recommendations—not a partisan investigative report—should serve as the basis for Congressional action.2
A joint statement with Garret Graves of Louisiana.

Each side is quoted in its own words. Whether a finding holds is not decided here.

Connections 2

Sam Graves 16 Sep 2020 According to Sam Graves Scholarship & press 2
A joint statement with Garret Graves of Louisiana.

Timeline 3 dates

Proof 4 sources

Final Committee Report: The Design, Development & Certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Democratic staff), 16 Sep 2020. Primary record
Boeing failed in its design and development of the MAX, and the FAA failed in its oversight of Boeing and its certification of the aircraft.
This report was produced by Democratic staff of the Committee
House Report Slams FAA, Boeing for ‘Horrific Culmination’ of Failures in 737 Crashes (Fortune, archive copy), Fortune, 16 Sep 2020. Scholarship & press
These recommendations—not a partisan investigative report—should serve as the basis for Congressional action.
House Report Slams FAA, Boeing for ‘Horrific Culmination’ of Failures in 737 Crashes (Reuters, as published by Insurance Journal), Reuters, 17 Sep 2020. Scholarship & press
the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Democratic majority said in its highly critical report released on Wednesday
Boeing Statement on the House T&I Committee Report on 737 MAX, Boeing, 16 Sep 2020. Self-published
Boeing cooperated fully and extensively with the Committee’s inquiry since it began in early 2019.

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