Boeing Increases Quality Inspections Following 737 Max Incident

Outside party to assess production practices as FAA extends grounding of similar aircraft

Boeing has announced increased quality inspections for its 737 Max aircraft following an incident where an unused door blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight, forcing an emergency landing.
An outside party will be brought in to assess Boeing's production practices and the work of Spirit AeroSystems, the firm that supplies and installs the parts involved in the accident.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has extended the grounding of 737 Max's with similar fuselage panels and will conduct an audit of the plane's production line.
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems will open their factories to inspectors from the airlines whose jets they are building.
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have found loose parts on multiple grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, raising new concerns about the manufacturing process.