Boeing shows feds its plan to fix aircraft safety 4 months after midair blowout

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Regulators required company to produce turnaround plan after jetliner suffered blowout of fuselage panel during Alaska Airlines flight in January.

Boeing told federal regulators Thursday how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years.The Federal Aviation Administration required the company to produce a turnaround plan after one of its jetliners suffered a blowout of a fuselage panel during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

Whitaker said the cap will remain in place until his agency is satisfied Boeing is making progress.Over the last three months, the FAA conducted 30- and 60-day check-ins with Boeing officials, according to a statement from the agency. The purpose of the check-ins was to ensure Boeing had a clear understanding of regulators' expectations and that it was fulfilling mid- and long-term actions they set forth by the FAA.

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