The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday it has proposed civil penalties totaling $3,139,319 against The Boeing Company for multiple safety violations occurring between September 2023 and February 2024. According to the FAA, the proposed Boeing fines include actions linked to the Jan. 4, 2024, door plug blowout, as well as interference with the independence of safety officials. The agency said it exercised its maximum statutory authority for civil penalties under current law.

The FAA said in its statement that it had identified “hundreds of quality system violations” during that time period within Boeing’s 737 manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington. It also observed further violations at Spirit AeroSystems’ 737 plant in Wichita, Kansas, as well. The FAA also said t

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