The FAA has given Boeing ninety days to develop a plan to improve manufacturing quality and safety

Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Mike Whitaker said, “Boeing must commit to real and profound improvements.” “We are going to hold Boeing’s leadership accountable every step of the way, as making foundational change will require a sustained effort from them.”

Thanks to internal and external evaluations, Boeing CEO David Calhoun said that “we have a clear picture of what needs to be done.” “Boeing will create the detailed action plan with quantifiable standards that illustrates the significant shift that Administrator Whitaker and the FAA require.”

The FAA did not specify what steps it would take in the event that Boeing is unable to fulfill the 90-day deadline.

At the facility outside Seattle, where Boeing produces aircraft like the Alaska Airlines 737 Max that had a door-panel rupture on January 5, the FAA is presently wrapping up its audit of the assembly lines. Investigators have found that after repairs were made at the Boeing facility, fasteners holding the panel in place went missing.

Since two Boeing 737 Max plane disasters in 2018 and 2019 that claimed 346 lives, Boeing has been under intense scrutiny. This tragedy has brought this attention to a new level.

Two weeks ago, Whitaker had a tour of the 737 production. According to the FAA, he discussed safety concerns with Boeing engineers and mechanics at a meeting with inspectors from the agency that oversees Boeing’s operations.

This week, a group of specialists from academia, government, and business released a study pointing out flaws in Boeing’s safety culture, which the firm claims has been addressed. Boeing said earlier this month that it was expanding inspections at the 737 facility in Renton, Washington, and that it has changed the executive in charge of the program since early 2021.

Virginia’s Arlington is home to the Boeing Company.