FAA gives Boeing 90 days to develop plan to address quality-control issues
The FAA said Wednesday that it had asked Boeing to provide the agency with a “comprehensive action plan” to address quality-control issues within 90 days, the regulator’s latest push for safety improvements after a panel came off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in flight in early January. The FAA administrator, Mike Whitaker, made the request on Tuesday when he met with Boeing’s CE, Dave Calhoun, and other company officials for what the agency described as an “all-day safety discussion.” “Boeing must commit to real and profound improvements,” Whitaker said. “Making foundational change will require a sustained effort from Boeing’s leadership, and we are going to hold them accountable every step of the way, with mutually understood milestones and expectations.” Calhoun said the plane maker had “a clear picture of what needs to be done.” “Boeing will develop the comprehensive action plan with measurable criteria that demonstrates the profound change that Administrator Whitaker and the F.A.A. demand,” Mr. Calhoun said. “Our Boeing leadership team is totally committed to meeting this challenge.” The meeting on Tuesday, which took place at the FAA’s headquarters in Washington, came two weeks after Whitaker toured Boeing’s 737 plant in Renton, Wash. During his visit, Whitaker spoke with Boeing engineers and mechanics to try to get a better sense of the safety culture at the factory. The FAA said after his visit that Whitaker planned to discuss what he saw during his visit when he met with Boeing executives in Washington. On Monday, the FAA released a report by a panel of experts that found that Boeing’s safety culture remained flawed, despite improvements made after fatal 737 Max 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019. The report, which was mandated by Congress, had been in the works before the harrowing episode in January involving the Max 9.<br/>
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FAA gives Boeing 90 days to develop plan to address quality-control issues
The FAA said Wednesday that it had asked Boeing to provide the agency with a “comprehensive action plan” to address quality-control issues within 90 days, the regulator’s latest push for safety improvements after a panel came off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in flight in early January. The FAA administrator, Mike Whitaker, made the request on Tuesday when he met with Boeing’s CE, Dave Calhoun, and other company officials for what the agency described as an “all-day safety discussion.” “Boeing must commit to real and profound improvements,” Whitaker said. “Making foundational change will require a sustained effort from Boeing’s leadership, and we are going to hold them accountable every step of the way, with mutually understood milestones and expectations.” Calhoun said the plane maker had “a clear picture of what needs to be done.” “Boeing will develop the comprehensive action plan with measurable criteria that demonstrates the profound change that Administrator Whitaker and the F.A.A. demand,” Mr. Calhoun said. “Our Boeing leadership team is totally committed to meeting this challenge.” The meeting on Tuesday, which took place at the FAA’s headquarters in Washington, came two weeks after Whitaker toured Boeing’s 737 plant in Renton, Wash. During his visit, Whitaker spoke with Boeing engineers and mechanics to try to get a better sense of the safety culture at the factory. The FAA said after his visit that Whitaker planned to discuss what he saw during his visit when he met with Boeing executives in Washington. On Monday, the FAA released a report by a panel of experts that found that Boeing’s safety culture remained flawed, despite improvements made after fatal 737 Max 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019. The report, which was mandated by Congress, had been in the works before the harrowing episode in January involving the Max 9.<br/>
