Boeing withheld data on system linked to crashes: Report

Boeing Co. provided only “limited information” on the flight-control software implicated in two fatal crashes on the 737 Max as it was being approved by federal regulators, a government watchdog report has found.

The Transportation Department’s Inspector General concluded that changes to a system that automatically pushed down the plane’s nose weren’t fully communicated to Federal Aviation Administration officials, which led them to focus on other issues with the plane.

The report dated June 29 was reviewed by Bloomberg News before its release.