Posted 3/12/2024, 1:29:43 PM
Buttigieg Urges Boeing Cooperation Amid DOJ Probe of 737 Door Panel Incident and Manufacturing Issues
- Buttigieg calls on Boeing to cooperate fully with DOJ and NTSB investigations into recent aircraft incidents
- DOJ has launched a criminal probe related to a door panel blowing out on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 flight
- Boeing says it's unable to locate records the NTSB sought related to the door panel manufacturing
- Boeing is in talks to reacquire Spirit AeroSystems, maker of the fuselage and door plug in the Alaska incident
- Buttigieg says Boeing needs "a serious transformation" regarding responsiveness, culture and quality issues