The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that a six-week audit of Boeing and one of it key suppliers, Spirit AeroSystems, found “multiple instances” in which the companies failed to comply with quality-control requirements. As part of the audit, which looked at production of the Boeing 737 Max, the F.A.A. said that it had “identified…
The Federal Aviation Administration recommended late Sunday night that airlines begin visual inspections of door plugs installed on Boeing 737-900ER planes, the second Boeing model to come under scrutiny this month. The F.A.A. said the plane has the same door plug design as the 737 Max 9, which had 171 jets from its fleet grounded…
President Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, Phillip A. Washington, has withdrawn from consideration for the job, according to the White House. Abdullah Hasan, a spokesman for the White House, said that Mr. Washington had the right qualifications and experience to run the F.A.A., despite Senate Republicans’ lengthy and ultimately successful efforts to…
A passenger plane flying out of Kennedy International Airport had to bring its takeoff to an abrupt halt on Friday night after another crossed the runway in its path 1,000 feet ahead, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The departing plane, a Boeing 737 operated by Delta Air Lines, was about to take off around…