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Under more stringent supervision,the Federal Aviation Administration will tighten oversight of Boeing after a cabin panel blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight.
Boeing boss Dave Calhoun told employees the plane-maker must own up to its shortcomings,acknowledging that “moments like this shake[customers] to the bone”.
The incident in which a panel on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max tore off over the weekend has airlines looking into whether other aircraft might be at risk.
A blown-out panel on an Alaska Airlines flight is the latest in a series of quality lapses that threaten to erode trust in the manufacturing prowess of the biggest US exporter – notably its 737 Max aircraft.
An Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. The required inspections will affect about 171 planes worldwide.
Boeing chief executive is regretting the deal that his company cut with former President Donald Trump to produce new Air Force One jets.
The company’s shares dropped as the manufacturer recorded $US5.5 billion in total costs to cover higher factory and customer expenses for the Dreamliner.
Federal Aviation Administration officials have warned prosecutors that the lone person charged with a crime after the two fatal crashes of Boeing’s 737 MAX is being made a “scapegoat”.
A former Boeing pilot has been charged with deceiving US aviation regulators in the first prosecution related to the two 737 MAX air crash tragedies that cost 346 lives.