Pressure on Boeing grows as Buttigieg says the company needs to cooperate with investigations

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is turning up the heat on Boeing. Buttigieg said Monday that with the aircraft maker facing multiple government investigations, it needs to make “a serious transformation” around its safety and manufacturing quality.

A passenger filmed a gaping hole on the side of an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5, 2024, ahead of an emergency landing at Portland International Airport.Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during an interview with “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream at the Fox News bureau in Washington, Sunday, March 10, 2024. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during an interview with “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream at the Fox News bureau in Washington, Sunday, March 10, 2024.

“Obviously we respect the independence of DOJ and NTSB doing their own work,” Buttigieg told reporters Monday, “but we are not neutral on the question of whether Boeing should fully cooperate with any entity — NTSB, us, or DOJ. They should, and we expect them to.” “We will continue to cooperate fully and transparently with all government investigations and audits, as we take comprehensive action to improve safety and quality at Boeing,” the company said.“In an event like this, it’s normal for the DOJ to be conducting an investigation,” the Seattle-based airline said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating and do not believe we are a target of the investigation.

The report said seven of 13 audits that focused on Spirit AeroSystems, which makes the body of the aircraft, also failed. One example cited was the use of liquid Dawn dish soap to lubricate a door seal during a “fit-up” process.

 

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