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Business Matters: Boeing 737: US regulator knew of crash risks

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12/12/2019 GMT

Boeing 737: US regulator knew of crash risks

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Boeing 737: US regulator knew of crash risks

The US safety regulator admits it was a 'mistake' to allow aircraft to continue flying

The US safety regulator, the FAA, admits it was a 'mistake' to allow 737 MAX aircraft to continue flying. Analysis after the first crash last year predicted there could be up to 15 crashes over the lifetime of the aircraft, without changes to the design. The Wall Street Journal's Andy Pastor was at the hearing on Capitol Hill and brings us the latest.

Violence has broken out in India's northeast region after the government won approval to fast-track citizenship for immigrants - as long as they're not Muslim. Opponents say the move by India's Hindu nationalist government undermines the country's secular constitution. We hear more from the BBC's Monica Miller in Mumbai.

We delve into the audio streaming economy and ask why many performers complain about the dismal royalties they get - Fergus Nicoll takes up the story. And exports of Sri Lanka's famous 'Ceylon Tea' have hit tough times - the BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan explains that increasing production costs and a shortage of labour have led to a dip for one of the country's biggest revenue earners.

All this and more discussed with two guests on opposite sides of the Pacific. David Kuo of the Motley Fool joins us from Singapore and we give a special welcome to a new voice on the programme, Karine Jean-Pierre, a political activist and author in Washington DC. Her new book 'Moving Forward' has been described as a 'roadmap' for how to make a difference and affect change, regardless of your circumstances.

(Photo: Aerial view of Boeing 737 Max aircraft on the tarmac in Seattle. Credit: Reuters)

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