US senator urges FAA to ensure accountability in Boeing quality plan
"Boeing's safety and quality assurances will be meaningless without appropriate transparency and accountability."
WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. senator overseeing aviation issues on Monday urged the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to require transparency and accountability in Boeing's (BA.N), opens new tab quality turnaround effort.
Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who chairs a subcommittee on aviation, said "Boeing's safety and quality assurances will be meaningless without appropriate transparency and accountability." Boeing on Thursday submitted a comprehensive quality improvement plan after FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker in late February gave Boeing 90 days to develop a comprehensive plan to address "systemic quality-control issues."
