FAA Continues to Hold Boeing Accountable for Implementing …
May 30, 2024 · Boeing senior leadership met with the FAA this morning to present the roadmap and discuss future implementation. Boeing is also now required to have a mandatory Safety Management System, which will ensure a structured, repeatable, systematic approach to identify hazards and manage risk.
Updates on Boeing 737-9 MAX Aircraft - Federal Aviation Administration
Jan 6, 2024 · After taking decisive action to ground 171 Boeing 737-9 MAX airplanes, the FAA is now investigating Boeing’s manufacturing practices and production lines, including those involving subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems, bolstering its oversight of …
FAA Oversight of Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture
Sep 25, 2024 · Boeing provided its plan to the FAA on May 30, 2024, marking the beginning of the next chapter of ensuring implementation and a renewed focus on safety at Boeing. However, this plan does not mark the end of the FAA’s increased oversight of Boeing and its suppliers.
3-hour meeting ends with FAA saying Boeing can’t increase Max …
May 30, 2024 · Boeing executives presented sweeping changes to the company’s production process and safety systems in a three-hour meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday.
FAA Halts Boeing MAX Production Expansion to Improve Quality …
Jan 24, 2024 · The FAA today informed Boeing it will not grant any production expansion of the MAX, including the 737-9 MAX. This action comes on top of the FAA’s investigation and ramped up oversight of Boeing and its suppliers.
FAA boss: Boeing still must make ‘significant changes’ to improve ...
Sep 24, 2024 · Boeing still has to make “significant changes” to improve the quality and safety of its airplanes, according to the head of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
2 days ago · The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of multiple supplier notices of escapement (NOEs) indicating that seat track splice fittings were possibly manufactured with an incorrect titanium alloy material.
FAA Orders Boeing 787 Seat-Track Inspection Amid …
2 days ago · Photo: Boeing FAA Orders 787 Seat-Track Inspection. On January 15, the FAA released a proposed rule following reports from suppliers highlighting potential defects in Boeing 787 seat-track splice fittings, as flagged by FlightGlobal.. These defects stem from the use of incorrect titanium alloys, specifically, Grade 1 or 2 commercially pure unalloyed titanium instead of the FAA-approved Grade 5 ...
FAA finds ‘multiple instances’ of Boeing quality control issues
Mar 5, 2024 · The Federal Aviation Administration has found multiple problems with Boeing’s production practices following a six-week audit of Boeing triggered by the January 5 door plug blowout on an...
FAA’s Boeing audit finds multiple issues with quality control - USA TODAY
Mar 12, 2024 · In an update on its ongoing investigation sparked by the January Alaska Airlines flight where a Boeing 737 Max 9 lost a door plug mid-flight, the FAA said areas of non-compliance included...