FAA’s Enhanced Oversight of Boeing to Continue “Indefinitely” Written 3 January 2025
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A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 lands at King County International Airport – Boeing Field, Nov. 18, 2020. | Ted S. Warren; Associated Press–©
Reuters reports, “The Federal Aviation Administration’s tougher oversight of Boeing will continue indefinitely, the agency’s outgoing head said on Friday, nearly a year after a door panel missing four key bolts flew off a new Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in mid-air. The Jan. 5, 2024 incident prompted FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to cap production at 38 737 MAX planes per month and temporarily ground 170 airplanes. The incident exposed serious safety issues at the U.S. planemaker and contributed to the departure of its then-CEO Dave Calhoun.”
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