1 day ago · Department of Transportation. Duffy has pledged to maintain a cap on Boeing 737 MAX production that was put in place following the Alaska Airlines incident on January 5, 2024, when a door plug separated from a plane midflight.

The U.S. Department of Transportation today confirmed Secretary Elaine L. Chao has asked that, as part of an ongoing review of factors related to aviation certification, the Inspector General conduct a formal audit of the certification process for the Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft.

Jan 23, 2025 · The man nominated by President Donald Trump to head the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has pledged to maintain a cap on Boeing 737 MAX production that was put in place following the Alaska Airlines incident last year when a door plug separated from a plane midflight. On January 22, 2025, Sean ...

Sep 24, 2024 · Capping production of new Boeing 737 MAX airplanes to achieve system stability and compliance with required quality control procedures. Launching an investigation scrutinizing Boeing’s compliance with manufacturing requirements.

Jan 16, 2025 · Under Secretary Buttigieg, the U.S. Department of Transportation has played a key role in ensuring this happens. Actions include: Enforcing Buy America: ... Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX door plug incident, the FAA launched aggressive oversight of Boeing and its suppliers, putting more FAA personnel on factory floors and directing Boeing to ...

Jan 3, 2025 · FAA safety experts continually review the effectiveness of the changes; senior FAA leaders meet with Boeing weekly to review their performance metrics, progress, and any challenges they’re facing; we have conducted an unprecedented number of unannounced audits; and we conduct monthly status reviews with Boeing executives to monitor progress.

May 30, 2024 · Boeing senior leadership met with the FAA this morning to present the roadmap and discuss future implementation. Boeing is also now required to have a mandatory Safety Management System, which will ensure a structured, repeatable, systematic approach to identify hazards and manage risk.

Jan 23, 2025 · President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department said he will keep in place a cap on production of Boeing 737 MAX planes put in place after a mid-air panel blowout last ...

2 days ago · The Department of Transportation (DOT), previously headed by Pete Buttigieg, is now led by Sean Duffy, who was sworn in on January 28. During a hearing at the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on January 15 before his Senate-wide confirmation vote, Duffy said that he had plans to meet Boeing’s leadership.

Jan 12, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C. — After taking decisive and immediate action to ground approximately 171 Boeing 737-9 MAX planes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced new and significant actions to immediately increase its oversight of Boeing production and manufacturing.