by Donald Wood
Last updated: 8:50 AM ET, Thu June 27, 2024
The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
announced that Boeing
will be subject to sanctions after company officials disclosed non-public
information to the media about an ongoing investigation.
According to Reuters.com,
the NTSB accused Boeing of “blatantly” violating a signed agreement that banned
the aircraft manufacturer from revealing details unknown to the public about a
January 5 incident in which a door panel fell off an Alaska Airlines MAX 9
plane.
A Boeing executive said that the NTSB was looking for the
person responsible for the faulty door plug. As a result, the company will
remain part of the investigation but will no longer have access to details of
the case.
“During a media briefing Tuesday about quality improvements
at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a Boeing executive provided investigative
information and gave an analysis of factual information previously released,”
an NTSB spokesperson told Reuters.
“Both of these actions are prohibited by the party agreement
that Boeing signed when it was offered party status by the NTSB at the start of
the investigation,” the NTSB statement continued.
Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) revealed it would step up its inspection
of Boeing after acknowledging it was "too hands-off" in its
oversight of the aircraft manufacturer in the lead-up to the January 5 door
plug incident.
In addition, Boeing has also lost more
than $32 billion over the last five years.
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