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FAA to Audit Boeing’s 737 Max Production and Increase Oversight

This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland,

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently announced its plans to conduct an audit on Boeing's aircraft production and implement stricter oversight measures for the troubled manufacturer. This decision comes in response to a panel blowing off a jetliner midflight last week, adding to a series of mishaps involving Boeing's flagship aircraft.

Just a day prior to this announcement, the FAA had initiated an investigation to determine whether Boeing had failed to ensure the safety and proper manufacturing of a fuselage panel that had blown off. The panel in question was intended to meet the design specifications approved by regulators.

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