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Old 14th Mar 2019, 03:32
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Originally Posted by mickjoebill
Is it unusual for such announcements to originate from the White House?

mjb
Very unusual. From press reports:
  • Until Tuesday night, the FAA did not want to ground the 737 Max
  • On Wednesday morning, new ADS-B data from Aireon was received. This contradicts earlier reports saying that the FAA received Aireon data on Monday or Tuesday.
  • Reportedly there were also additional, undisclosed clues from recovered wreckage pointing to "similarities" with the Lion Air accident
  • The FAA still elected not to ground the Max fleet
  • 1pm Wednesday, FAA's acting chief briefed Trump and Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao on latest information
  • Trump made the decision to ground the Max fleet
  • Trump calls Boeing CEO, who concurs with the decision
  • Trump announces the decision, pre-empting the FAA
  • FAA scrambles as Trump's announcement came "as a shock" to FAA managers
  • FAA acting chief suggested in a post-conference that there are still doubts within FAA about the grounding
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