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The FAA is opening a new review of safety at Boeing (apnews.com)
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FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker has ordered special audits of Boeing and other steps to examine the safety culture at Boeing since a panel called a door plug blew off a 737 Max during the Alaska Airlines flight.

However, the inspector general of the Transportation Department, FAA’s parent agency, said last week that weaknesses in FAA oversight are limiting its ability to find and fix problems at Boeing.

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[–] slartibartfast@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago

Allegedly they replaced all the safety glass in their offices with Saran wrap.