Boeing hit with proposed $19.7m fine for 737 lapses
Federal regulators hit Boeing with proposed fines totaling $19.7m for allegedly installing unapproved cockpit equipment in hundreds of 737 Max and Next-Generation aircraft. The company put the devices into a total of 791 planes even though the aircraft weren’t certified for the devices, the FAA said Friday. The fine would be one of the largest the agency has ever levied. The charges focus on devices called head-up guidance systems that allow pilots to look through the windscreen while simultaneously seeing their instruments. The findings “do not involve a safety issue,” Boeing said in a statement. The company didn’t provide sufficient documentation after installing improved parts in the displays, Boeing said.<br/>
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Boeing hit with proposed $19.7m fine for 737 lapses
Federal regulators hit Boeing with proposed fines totaling $19.7m for allegedly installing unapproved cockpit equipment in hundreds of 737 Max and Next-Generation aircraft. The company put the devices into a total of 791 planes even though the aircraft weren’t certified for the devices, the FAA said Friday. The fine would be one of the largest the agency has ever levied. The charges focus on devices called head-up guidance systems that allow pilots to look through the windscreen while simultaneously seeing their instruments. The findings “do not involve a safety issue,” Boeing said in a statement. The company didn’t provide sufficient documentation after installing improved parts in the displays, Boeing said.<br/>
