Boeing Admits ‘Not Where We Need to Be’ in Terms of Quality Amid Scrutiny Over Door Plug Blowout

Boeing acknowledged on Monday that its 737 production quality isn’t up to snuff and said it’s taking “immediate actions” to bolster its quality assurance and controls across its factories following the mid-air door plug blowout crisis on one of its planes. A panel covering an unused emergency door blew out not long after takeoff on an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft on Jan. 5, prompting a rapid decompression and forcing an emergency landing. While no one was seriously injured, the incident led the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground all 737 Max 9s, order “enhanced inspections” on the planes, and launch an investigation into Boeing to see if the company failed to ensure proper production safety standards....