WSJ News Exclusive | FAA to Keep Tight Watch on Boeing Employees Who Represent Regulators

The Federal Aviation Administration has rejected a Boeing request to carry out sure regulatory duties on its personal for the usual five-year interval, in accordance to folks conversant in the matter, protecting the U.S. aerospace large underneath nearer authorities scrutiny.

The FAA will permit Boeing staff to carry out sure regulatory work on their very own for 3 extra years, however declined to grant a customary five-year extension because the company seeks numerous enhancements on the firm throughout the shorter time-frame, in accordance to these folks and an FAA letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Boeing’s authority to carry out sure duties on behalf of the FAA was set to expire on Tuesday.