RPT-EXCLUSIVE-U.S. FAA to overhaul oversight approach to air safety by July

The Federal Aviation Administration will significantly change its oversight approach to air safety by July 2019, U.S. Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin Scovel said in written testimony ahead of a U.S. Senate panel hearing.

The hearing scheduled for Wednesday follows two fatal Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashes since October. (Reporting by David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski; Editing by Tom Brown)