US Senate investigators fault FAA over Boeing jet, safety

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplane takes off in the rain at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Washington (Ted S Warren/AP)

Boeing improperly influenced a test designed to see how quickly pilots could respond to malfunctions on the Boeing 737 Max, Senate investigators say.

In a report released on Friday, the Senate Commerce Committee also said Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials may have obstructed a review of two deadly crashes involving the plane, and the FAA continues to retaliate against whistleblowers.