Boeing could receive a $3.1 million fine from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a series of safety violations. <\/p>\n
The agency announced the penalty<\/a> Friday, citing a 2024 midair emergency<\/a> and failures to meet aircraft worthiness inspections. These incidents have rendered harsh criticism from federal officials, according to Reuters<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n In addition to the incidents, the FAA said Boeing attempted to intimidate a worker to sign off on a Boeing 737 MAX airplane to meet a deadline \u2014 despite the aircraft\u2019s failure to meet safety standards.<\/p>\n Boeing, in response, said it will “continue to work on strengthening our safety\u00a0culture\u00a0and\u00a0improving first-time\u00a0quality\u00a0and accountability\u00a0across our operations.”<\/p>\n “Last year, under the oversight of the FAA, we instituted a Safety & Quality Plan with key performance indicators to enhance safety management and quality assurance in airplane production,” a company spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill. <\/p>\n “Our team continues to implement these improvements, such as investing in workforce training, strengthening production system compliance and encouraging employees to speak up,” they continued. <\/p>\n Hundreds of quality system violations were also found at Boeing production sites in Renton, Wash., and at a Boeing subcontractor factory managed by Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kan., according to the Friday release.<\/p>\n