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FAA Proposes $3.14 Million Fine Against Boeing Over 737 Safety Failures

The proposed penalty follows NTSB findings that Boeing lapses led to the 2024 Alaska Airlines door‑plug blowout.

Boeing Co's logo is seen above the front doors of its largest jetliner factory in Everett, Washington, U.S. January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Alwyn Scott/File Photo
FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed at the company's factory, Sept. 24, 2024, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX airplane prepares to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10, 2025.
FILE - An investigation is underway involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: NTSB, via AP)

Overview

  • The FAA said it used its maximum statutory authority to seek $3,139,319 for violations that occurred from September 2023 through February 2024.
  • Inspectors documented hundreds of quality‑system violations at Boeing’s 737 plant in Renton, Washington, and Spirit AeroSystems’ facility in Wichita, Kansas, and the agency alleges Boeing presented two unairworthy jets and failed to follow its own procedures.
  • The FAA cited an instance where a non‑ODA Boeing employee pressured an FAA‑delegated safety designee to approve a 737 MAX that did not meet standards.
  • Boeing said it regrets the January 2024 accident and is implementing a Safety & Quality Plan under FAA oversight to strengthen culture, training and production compliance.
  • Boeing has 30 days to respond as the FAA continues to inspect every 737 MAX and 787 before delivery and has not decided whether to lift the 38‑per‑month 737 MAX production cap.