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Elwell said it is part of the normal process going back and forth. but you remember boeing said this software fix was ready last week. it apparently wasn't. it does call into question what boeing has been working on and how this process is going. gishlly, it raises questions, i think, john about the faa's initial certification of this plane. i asked the acting administrator last night whether or not he is confident that that certification done by the faa to put this plane in the air in the first place was done properly. here's his answer. >> i have not seen anything that suggests that, but tha...

One of the acting faa administrators has told cnn that there is a delay in boeing's software fix to get the 737 max fleet back in the air. cnn's senior investigative correspondent drew griffin spoke to the head of the faa. he's live in ft. worth, texas, with us for more. and drew, you've been pushing this ever so forward. what is the very latest? >> well, we don't know the exact details, but late yesterday afternoon, after a day-long meeting with global aviation partners, acting administrator daniel elwell did say, indeed, that the faa basically is asking boeing for more questions to be answer...

Public that is now looking for the same agency that certified this plan in the first place to come out and recertify it and tell the public, the plane is safe. how confident should we be in that? >> well, the public gets part of the picture, just like the press gets part of the picture. we have two ongoing accident investigations. they're not complete. and we need to find out the chain of causes of these accidents. we know that there was a common thread between them. we're mitigating that common thread so the 737 max is safe to fly. >> reporter: allison, the problem is, those investigations wi...