Boeing Presents Quality Control Improvement Plan to FAA

The FAA said it will increase the number of safety inspectors in Boeing facilities.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 06:01 PM ET

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The FAA had given Boeing 90 days to address what it described as "systemic quality control issues." [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

Boeing presented its comprehensive plan to the FAA to address systemic safety and quality control issues, following a 90-day period mandated after the January Alaska Airlines door plug incident.
The FAA announced it will maintain strict oversight, including increased safety inspectors and a continued cap on Boeing 737 Max production, until the agency is satisfied with lasting and sustained changes to the company's production process and safety culture.
Boeing's plan includes strengthening its safety management system, enhancing employee safety reporting, simplifying procedures, improving supplier oversight, and increasing employee training and internal audits.
Concurrently, Boeing faces accusations from the Justice Department of violating a 2021 settlement agreement related to the earlier 737 Max crashes, potentially reopening criminal prosecution.

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Boeing officials met with members of the FAA Thursday to share the company’s plan to fix the safety and quality control issues that have dogged the aerospace giant since 2018.

The meeting marked the end of a 90-day period ordered by the FAA for the company to address what the agency described as “systemic quality control issues” after an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 lost a door plug shortly after takeoff in January.