FAA’s Boeing Crackdown Offers Preview Of Broader Changes

Sean Broderick Michael Bruno February 09, 2024
Boeing’s 737 assembly process

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

Credit: Seattle Times/pool
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...
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.

Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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