Boeing Faces Fine For Unairworthy MAX Parts

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737 MAX
Credit: Boeing
Boeing is facing a second civil penalty for installing unairworthy slat tracks on 737s—this one covering 178 MAXs. The new penalty, $5.4 million, is on top of a $3.9 million penalty announced in December 2019 related to 133 737 NGs. In both cases, a plating process done by Southwest United...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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