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>> well, again, i think its because in the united states, in addition to what david said, and hes right. but in the united states the faa defers to boeing and they defer to the airlines. they have a different approach. in fact, they call the airlines their customers. i thought the traveling public was. and when it comes to boeing most of the boeing certifications and oversight are performed by designated examiners or persons right within boeing or who work for boeing. and when my old office, off...

Past with other instances where theyve had to ground. southwest has had maintenance issues where theyve had to pull planes under orders. >> so why the resistance, then? >> well, again, i think its because in the united states, in addition to what david said -- and hes right. but in the united states, the faa defers to boeing, and they defer to the airlines. they have a different approach. in fact, they call the airlines their customers. i thought the traveling public was. and when it comes to bo...

It worked with the faa. we have a system, what they call their amnesty system, where if youself report problems, they wont take enforcement action. when i was inspector general, congress asked myself and my office to look at the certification of the boeing 777. we came up with a statistic and found our conclusion was boeing self-certified about 95% of their planes. you know, in that case, theyre the ones who have the expertise, so it seemed to work. they had a flew glitches with that plane, but ...

Relevant to this investigation? >> right. so the fear that if this is the case of the ethiopia crash as well, youre looking at airline that has suffered two losses in the first two years of service. this is terrible. the 777 went almost 20 years. the 787 hasnt had a single fatality. here youve got this plane that is a legacy, real work horse plane. first flew in 1967. boeing has tried to just sort of keep updating it and keep putting a fresh coat of paint on it, as it were. here they tried to in...

Flight. both flights involve boeings brand-new 737 max 8. the manufacturers top-selling plane. there is no evidence the two disasters are linked, but if one issue caused both crashes, boeing may have to very quickly implement modifications to its fleet -- to its fleet. american, southwest and united fly dozens of them right here in the united states. the crashes could result in major consequences for boeings 737 max 8 program and tarnish the companys reputation for safety. this morning, ethiopia...

Violent way out of the sky, straight down. there are these similarities, but, if i say to you one plus one equals -- this is the position. who is in the best position to tell you what that answer is? >> right now its going to be the ntsb in a couple more days. real quick, everyone is calling this boeings best seller. why has this plane been such a best seller? >> it doesnt sell it for as much as the 777 but they sell many more of them. they sell thee planes by the thousand. it is a production li...

Weekend. 157 people were killed. 8 of them americans. boeing has postponed plans to unveil a new 777 model that was scheduled nor week. president trumps former lawyer could face a perjury investigation after several inconsistencies surfaced in dramatic capitol hill testimony. >> i imagine that chairman cummings with end up referring him. thats my guess. when chairman cummings says something like im going to nail tout cross. he means it i have seen him in action. evidence is not going to let this...

Shaking and all of a sudden dropped. people were lifted hitting their heads on the ceiling and on board passengers describe a chaotic scene. one man calling out for jesus. other passengers screaming. >> the plane started shaking. im talking about real shake. then i see people starting like flying in the plane. then seen blood all over. the gas masks came down. so i was pretty much like in the movies. >> like the movies. perhaps a horror flick. one passenger said theyd never fly again. the boeing...

Here, boeing stock fell 13.5% at its worst. the dow down 386 points. keep in mind that boeing was the only negative component in the dow this morning. the stock has recovered tad. its down currently only about 6%. meanwhile, boeing announcing that they will delay presentation of a new plane called the 777 x. the largest twin engine plane ever created. its called the box. but theyre not unveiling it this week. southwest saying they are confident in the safety of their fleet. southwest with the mo...

And indonesian investigators said at the same time that information about the automated system wasnt covered in the aircraft aircrafts flight manual. boeing responded by issuing a bulletin to make sure airlines trained their pilots in how to shut off the system if it engaged in error. so boeing put out a bill tin. but how does one know that the airlines confirm that every pilot flying one of those planes was briefed? >> well, you know, this is a -- first of all, its unprecedented for boeing to d...