Senator Urges FAA to Require ‘Transparency and Accountability’ at Boeing with Safety Plan

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) urged the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on June 3 to require Boeing’s transparency and accountability in its 90-day quality plan with the aerospace manufacturer. Ms. Duckworth, the chair of the Senate subcommittee on aviation, said the company’s “safety and quality assurances will be meaningless without appropriate transparency and accountability.” Boeing submitted a quality assurance plan on May 30 after FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker gave the company 90 days in February to create a comprehensive strategy to resolve “systemic quality-control issues” with its manufacturing. Mr. Whitaker spoke with Ms. Duckworth by phone on June 3 and will be in Washington on June 4 to testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee....