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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Holds A Press Conference On Holiday Air Travel ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - DECEMBER 19: FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker (R) and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (L) speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan National Airport December 19, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. Buttigieg and Whitaker spoke on the upcoming holiday air travel period and also the recent $140 million fine levied against Southwest Airlines for delays and cancellations during the 2022 holiday travel period. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

FAA Chief Vows To Hold Boeing Accountable For Safety Violations

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told lawmakers he will use any of his authority to hold Boeing accountable for any safety violations.

Boeing's new 737 MAX-9 is pictured under construction at their production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/File Photo

Boeing’s MAX production issues ripple across aerospace industry

Boeing’s troubles with its best-selling jets are upending the aerospace industry’s 2024 plans

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER airplane prepares to land at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/File Photo

FAA steps up scrutiny of Boeing with calls for checks on another 737 model

The FAA has recommended that airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets inspect door plugs.

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

US FAA says first 40 inspections of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes complete

The FAA said that inspections of an initial group of 40 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes have been completed.

This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, shortly after the flight took off from Portland, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

FAA Launches Probe Of Boeing 737 Max 9 After Midair Door Plug Blowout

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun an investigation of a Boeing 737 Max 9 after the door plug blew off mid-air.

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 30: United Airlines planes sit on the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport on November 30, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. The United States, and a growing list of other countries, has restricted flights from southern African countries due to the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant last week in South Africa. Stocks in the travel and airline industry have fallen in recent days as fears grow over the spread and severity of the variant. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

United Airlines Finds Loose Bolts During Boeing 737 Max 9 Inspections

United Airlines has announced that it has discovered loose bolts on plug doors on multiple of its Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during its inspection. The inspections come following a door panel blowing out of a plane mid-flight.