Boeing’s bid for reprieve on 737 left out of US measure

Bloomberg

A must-pass defense bill in Congress excludes a measure to give Boeing Co a reprieve by allowing certification work to proceed on two new 737 Max models, dealing a temporary setback to the company.
The provision, which would give Boeing more time to certify the Max 7 and Max 10 models without having to add costly upgrades to their safety alerting systems, was opposed by some lawmakers and family members of crash victims.
Congress’ omission would be a blow to Boeing, which is working with the FAA to finalise certification of the two Max models.