The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that it hasn’t given Boeing the green light to increase production of its 737 MAX 9 jets and hinted that it won’t be anytime soon.
It doesn’t expect to approve an increase in production in the next few months at least, FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said Thursday during a press conference with reporters on the heels of a three-hour meeting with Boeing.
“We don’t have a time frame, but I don’t think it will happen in the next few months,” Whitaker said.
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