FAA Proposes Fines on Boeing and Southwest Airlines
January 10 2020 - 6:29PM
Dow Jones News
By Doug Cameron
U.S. regulators on Friday proposed an additional fine on Boeing
Co. for its alleged use of defective wing parts on some 737 MAX
jets that it maintained were ready for service.
The proposed $5.4 million fine from the Federal Aviation
Administration comes on top of a $3.9 million penalty proposed last
month for Boeing's alleged use of the same type of parts on 737 New
Generation jets, the agency said in a statement.
The fines are the latest blow to Boeing's efforts to recover
from the 737 MAX crisis, with the FAA alleging the company failed
to oversee suppliers and comply with its own quality assurance
system.
The affected slat tracks -- which guide flight-critical parts on
an aircraft wing -- were weakened because of production problems,
the FAA said. More than 300 jets were affected.
Boeing has 30 days to appeal the FAA's latest proposed fine.
Separately, the FAA also proposed a $3.9 million penalty against
Southwest Airlines Co. for miscalculating the weight of checked
bags loaded on more than 21,000 flights in 2018.
The agency found, after a yearlong probe, systemic and
significant mistakes with employee calculations and luggage-loading
practices, resulting in potential discrepancies when pilots compute
takeoff weights.
Write to Doug Cameron at doug.cameron@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 10, 2020 18:14 ET (23:14 GMT)
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