US regulators ‘will hold Boeing to account’ over quality lapses

FAA pledges to have ‘more boots on the ground’ to check plane-maker

Boeing has reported another problem with fuselages on its 737 jets (Elaine Thompson/AP)

Siddharth Philip and Ryan Beene

The Federal Aviation Administration’s top official will pledge to hold Boeing accountable for any quality lapses as the agency examines the US plane-maker’s manufacturing processes following a near-disaster on an Alaska Airlines flight last month.

“Let me stress: we will follow the data and take appropriate and necessary action,” FAA administrator Mike Whitaker will tell lawmakers, according to prepared remarks released before his appearance yesterday on Capitol Hill. He added that the agency will have “more boots on the ground” to monitor Boeing’s factories, saying the FAA “will consider the full extent of our enforcement authority to ensure Boeing is held accountable for any non-compliance”.

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