A federal government watchdog agency is preparing to audit the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) oversight of the production of Boeing 737 and 787 aircraft.
“Since 2019, a number of concerns have been raised regarding production of the Boeing 737 and 787 aircraft — the two production lines with the largest number of aircraft on order,” the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (OIG) said Wednesday (June 29).
The OIG noted that Boeing has not delivered any 787s for more than one year because of production quality issues and that, in December 2021, the FAA ordered inspections of some previously delivered 787s because of “reports of missed requirements during assembly.”
Earlier, 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 airplanes were grounded worldwide for 20 months in 2019 and 2020 because of two fatal crashes involving MAX airplanes flown by Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines. The crashes killed a total of 346 passengers and crew.
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