Boeing Vows ‘Immediate Actions’ to Boost Safety After FAA Audit

Boeing is taking “immediate actions” to address issues relating to its manufacturing processes, the company told staff in a memo Tuesday, after an audit by the Federal Aviation Administration found a series of problems with the aircraft maker’s production methods.

The memo from Stan Deal, president of Boeing’s commercial plane division, included details about how the company will address quality lapses. The FAA’s six-week review was launched after a panel blew off one of Boeing’s 737 Max 9 jetliners during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

The FAA announced last week that it found “multiple instances” in which Boeing and one of its suppliers had failed to adhere to quality-control requirements, with a New York Times report alleging that Boeing failed in 33 out of 89 aspects of production reviewed at the company’s plant in Renton, Washington.

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