President Trump’s Department of Transportation Secretary nominee has pledged to maintain a cap on Boeing 737 MAX production brought in by the FAA last year.

During his confirmation hearing in the Senate this week, Sean Duffy discussed the importance of a smooth recovery for Boeing.

President Donald Trump's nominee, Sean Duffy, to lead the U.S. Transportation Department, emphasizes maintaining production caps on the Boeing 737 MAX until safety can be ensured. The scrutiny follows past incidents and approval of Boeing's Organization Designation Authorization program.

Duffy was introduced to the committee by bipartisan Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) and emphasized that safety is not a partisan issue.

President-elect Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT), Sean Duffy, said during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that Boeing needs “tough love” to bounce back

The 28-0 vote is likely indicative of an easy path to confirmation on the final vote as the Transportation post is generally not among the more contentious of Cabinet posts.

President Trump's Transportation Department nominee, Sean Duffy, has vowed to keep caps on Boeing 737 MAX production. The cap will be lifted only after thorough consultations with FAA safety experts and assurance of maintaining aircraft quality.

President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department said he will keep in place a cap on production of Boeing 737 MAX planes put in place after a mid-air panel blowout last year until he is satisfied it can be safely raised.

President Donald Trump pick for Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to focus on rebuilding trust in Boeing and tackling critical issues in US aviation ac

Former Rep. Sean Duffy sat for an hourslong confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Transportation secretary, sitting before Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell.

Sean Duffy, a former Wisconsin congressman and Fox News host, received bipartisan support from senators Wednesday to become transportation secretary.

Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead USDOT, promised to not interfere with ongoing NHTSA investigations into Tesla if confirmed as secretary.