FAA Stops Boeing Production Growth, Defines 737-9 Inspections
The fallout from the Alaska Airlines 737-9 inflight door-plug loss has stalled Boeing’s production growth plan for 2024.
Credit: National Transportation Safety Board
It has been clear from the beginning that the Jan. 5 inflight loss of an exit door plug on an Alaska Airlines 737-9 could have serious ramifications for Boeing and its customers extending well beyond that MAX-family variant. Now the FAA has taken the extraordinary step of denying Boeing permission...
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