US Plans ‘Bigger Picture Exam’ of Boeing Issues, Buttigieg Says

FAA is examining concerns related to Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft
Wide-ranging review to cover oversight, quality control

The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing, at a maintenance hanger in Portland on Jan. 23.Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

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By Justin Sink

January 24, 2024 at 9:52 PM UTC

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January 24, 2024 at 11:06 PM UTC

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The Biden administration will undertake a wide-ranging review of oversight and quality control at Boeing Co. after the planemaker’s latest missteps, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday.

The Federal Aviation Administration is examining specific manufacturing concerns related to Boeing’s 737 Max 9 aircraft after an incident involving a fuselage section that ripped away from an Alaska Airlines plane midflight, “but also a bigger picture examination of any and all quality issues,” Buttigieg said.