U.S. FAA confirms, Boeing halts 787 Dreamliner deliveries; Inspection pending
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Friday that Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defence, space and security systems, and service provider of aftermarket support had temporarily halted deliveries of 787 Dreamliners. Apparently the agency waits for more data to determine and analyze if the planemaker’s planned inspection method meets federal requirements as it said in a statement, “Boeing still needs to show that its proposed inspection method would meet FAA’s federal safety regulations. The FAA is waiting for additional data from Boeing before determining whether the company’s solution meets safety regulations.Since the FAA has not approved Boeing’s proposal, Boeing chose to temporarily stop deliveries to its customers.”
Then in March, 6 months later, the FAA said it was taking “a number of corrective actions” to address multiple 787 production issues.
On Thursday, Boeing agreed to pay $17 million in penalties under an FAA settlement. The manufacturer had apparently installed equipment on 759 Boeing 737 MAX and NG aircraft that contained sensors that were not approved by the body. That payment also covers Boeing’s submission of 178 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for airworthiness certification when the aircraft potentially had non-conforming slat tracks installed, and improperly marked those slat tracks since in March the FAA had also said it would retain the authority to issue approval certificates for four specific aircrafts.
