Reuters first with news Boeing seeking to reduce scope, duration of some physical tests for new aircraft

Reuters was first to report that Boeing Co engineers are reducing the scope and duration of certain costly physical tests used to certify the planemaker’s new aircraft. The report, published on the first day of the Paris Airshow, laid out how the strategy could be at risk if regulators and U.S. lawmakers probing two deadly Boeing plane crashes require even more rigorous safety tests before certifying new aircraft as passenger-worthy.