FAA chief Michael Whitaker tells a Senate panel there will be stricter oversight of Boeing as the company discloses new production issues with its 787 wide-body jets.
Updated: 1 minute agoA Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, sits on the tarmac at their campus in North Charleston, S.C., May 30, 2023.
The issue affects jets that have yet to be delivered, the company said in a statement. It said 787 Dreamliners currently in service are safe to operate, though it plans to determine whether airlines with planes in operation need to take any action. While a door panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this year brought scrutiny of Boeing’s manufacturing practices, it also renewed long-standing questions about the FAA’s oversight of the company.
Whitaker told members of the panel that the door panel blowout made it clear that the agency’s oversight of Boeing had been “too hands-off” and that a more aggressive approach was needed. The agency has put more inspectors on Boeing factory floors where they can interact with front-line employees, he said.just weeks after Boeing submitted a plan to the FAA to address shortcomings identified by the agency.
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