Manila, Sept. 17 -- The US House of Representatives on Wednesday blasted aerospace company Boeing and government regulators over the fatal crashes of 737 MAX aircraft that rocked world air travel in early 2019.

After 18 months of investigation, a 250-page report from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure decried "serious flaws and missteps in the design, development, and certification of the aircraft."

The 737 MAX aircraft -- made at Boeing's factory in the US state of Washington -- received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in March 2017.

Following earlier mishaps, one of the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia on Oct. 29, 2018, killing all 189 passengers and crew, another crashe...