FAA’s Boeing Crackdown Offers Preview Of Broader Changes

Boeing’s 737 assembly process

FAA inspectors are examining every aspect of Boeing’s 737 final assembly process.

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Sweeping FAA certification reforms in a 2020 law were supposed to be the second tranche of fundamental steps to address years of regulatory missteps within Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes business. The initial tranche—prompted by production-related noncompliances across six programs dating back to...
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