Boeing executives called DGCA ‘fools’, ‘stupid’ during 737Max plane’s approval process in 2017: Documents

During the approval process for 737Max planes in India in 2017, Boeing executives used terms such as “fools” and “stupid” for the Indian aviation regulator DGCA, according to internal documents released by the company. In early 2019, regulators across the world banned flying 737Max planes after two fatal accidents involving the aircraft that killed 346 people. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) also ordered grounding of these planes in March last year.

The latest batch of internal Boeing documents were provided to the US aviation regulator FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and US Congress last month and released on Thursday. In one of the conversations, a Boeing executive is recorded as stating, “The DCGA in India is apparently even stupider, if that’s a word. I am drinking obviously.”

In another conversation, a Boeing executive says the following about DGCA: “I just Jedi mind tricked this (these) fools.”