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Former Boeing employee who warned about 737 problems will testify at hearing

Aerial photos showing Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

A former Boeing employee who warned of problems with 737 production will testify on Wednesday at a U.S. House hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) review of the grounded 737 MAX.

The aircraft has been grounded since March after two fatal crashes in five months killed 346 people. Federal officials say the FAA is not expected to authorize the plane to fly until January at the earliest.

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