Senate to Hold Hearing After Boeing Max Crashes.
BALDWIN: The FAA is moments away from its first hearing on Capitol Hill about airline safety in the wake of two deadly crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jet. U.S. senators are expected to press Federal Aviation officials on whether the flying public, whether any of us are at risk. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chow has already appeared before the appropriations committee. She expressed concerns about possible inappropriate relationships between federal regulators and plane manufacturers.</s>ELAINE CHOW, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: Having the manufacturer also be involved in looking at these standards is really necessary because once again, the FAA cannot do it on their own. They need to have the input from the manufacturer. Having said that, I am, of course, concerned about any allegations of coziness with any company, manufacturer.</s>BALDWIN: Secretary Chao also defended the FAA's decision not to immediately ground those 737 Max 8s. She said the agency makes fact- based decisions not hasty ones. Boeing executives meantime meeting with pilots and officials to reveal new training.