美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）局长迈克·惠特克在接受美国CNBC电视台采访时表示，发生空中紧急情况的波音737 MAX 9客机存在“重大问题”。FAA宣布立即加强对波音生产和制造的审查。
据报道，FAA局长迈克·惠特克在接受采访时指出，波音公司过去曾经出现过生产问题。“我们知道（波音）制造方面存在问题，这些问题过去出现过。但是现在，这些问题仍在继续，这架飞机还是三个月之前制造的。”惠特克还拒绝就批准波音 737 MAX 9 客机复飞给出时间表。
波音公司没有就上述言论立即回应，但它曾在当地时间周四宣称，将“全面、透明”地配合联邦航空局和美国国家运输安全委员会的调查。据报道，阿拉斯加航空公司和美国联合航空公司自当地时间上周六（6 日）以来，已经取消了数百个航班，并停飞 737 MAX 9 客机。
FAA的决定是对近期一系列波音737 MAX 8和9飞机事故的回应。X月X日，埃塞俄比亚航空公司一架载有157人的波音737 MAX 8客机坠毁，造成149人死亡。此后，中国、印尼等多国纷纷停飞或禁飞波音737 MAX系列飞机。
英语如下：
“Headline: FAA Chief: Boeing 737 MAX 9 Poses “Major Issues”
Keywords: Boeing 737 MAX, FAA review, safety concerns
News Content: In an interview with CNBC, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Mike Whitaker, stated that the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft involved in the recent air emergency poses “major issues.” The FAA announced an immediate increase in its scrutiny of Boeing’s production and manufacturing processes.
According to reports, Mr. Whitaker pointed out during the interview that Boeing has had production issues in the past. “We know there are [Boeing] manufacturing issues, and these issues have occurred before. But now, these issues continue, and this plane was manufactured just three months ago,” said Whitaker. He also declined to provide a timeline for approving the return of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 to service.
Boeing did not immediately respond to these comments, but it did announce on Thursday local time that it will fully and transparently cooperate with the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigations. It is reported that Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights since Saturday last week (6th) and grounded their Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleets.
The FAA’s decision comes in response to a series of recent accidents involving Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 aircraft. On March 10th, an Ethiopian Airlines flight carrying 157 people crashed, killing all but six on board. Since then, several countries including China and Indonesia have either grounded or banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX series aircraft.”
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