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FAA audit faults Boeing for 'multiple instances' of quality control shortcomings

March 04, 2024

Boeing workers at the Renton Municipal Airport in Washington finalize assembly of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet on Feb. 27. An FAA audit faulted Boeing for "multiple instances" of quality control shortcomings. (Jovelle Tamayo for NPR)

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