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"FAA, Worried About Leaks, Asks Boeing 737 MAX Panel to Sign NondisclosureAgreements.
By Andy Pasztor
July 1, 2019 9:55 pm ET WSJ Pro
The nondisclosure agreements appear to reflect concerns by some FAA leaders about the premature release of technical details.
U.S. aviation regulators are taking precautions over concerns about details leaking from discussions about software fixes to grounded Boeing 737 MAX jets.
The Federal Aviation Administration has gotten representatives of more than half a dozen foreign air-safety regulators to sign nondisclosure agreements about such deliberations, according to an agency spokesman and another person familiar with the details. Initially, only individuals serving as staff to the international advisory committee were required to sign such agreements, the person said.
The committee, led by former National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Chris Hart and including Brazil, Canada, China and the European Union, met recently while those restrictions were pending. The group is conducting a comprehensive review of flight-control features on the MAX fleet, which the FAA hopes will enhance the global credibility of eventual fixes.
The group is expected to take more than three months to weigh in on the safety of proposed fixes to 737 MAX software, as well as review some underlying flight-control systems that have come into question as a result of two fatal MAX crashes in less than five months.
The nondisclosure agreements, at least in part, appear to reflect concerns by some FAA leaders about the premature release of technical details. The agency spokesman said the nondisclosure agreement pertains to Boeing proprietary information and unauthorized released of trade secrets and isn’t intended to cover panel results or recommendations.
The nondisclosure issue comes amid news reports highlighting differences of opinion among the countries and with U.S. regulators regarding additional simulator training for pilots. The FAA also has been sensitive about its efforts to persuade regulators from big aviation markets to agree to simultaneously lift the grounding of 737 MAX plans when the FAA takes such action.
China, which is participating in the panel, has balked at giving that assurance, according to U.S. government and industry officials."
The biggest secret re Boeing is how much yourlead, Manager, Supervisor or fewlw employee makes!
The so called propietarry stuff is usually age related - Boeing and Airbus shar much more information than most realize, especially in models that are in service.
This is because, when safety is involved- an injury to one is an injury to all. That information sharing goes back decades..
Trade secrets