FAA Mulls Stripping Boeing’s Right to Self-Inspect Planes, Expands Oversight of Manufacturing, Amid Door Plug Blowout Fiasco

Federal aviation authorities have taken “new and significant actions” against Boeing, including considering stripping the company of its power to self-inspect aircraft, amid continued fallout from the recent mid-air door plug blowout. About a week ago, a panel covering an unused emergency door blew out mid-flight on an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max 9 series aircraft, prompting a rapid decompression and forcing an emergency landing. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all 737 Max 9s, ordered “enhanced inspections” on the planes, and later opened an investigation into Boeing to see if failed to ensure proper production safety standards....