https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/28/faa_gives_boeing_90_days/

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"Inadequate," "confusing," "disconnect," and "lack of awareness" aren't words passengers would like to hear associated with aviation safety, but according to the US Federal Aviation Administration that's exactly what the situation is like at Boeing.

The findings come from a report compiled by an expert panel convened in March of 2023 and published Monday that relied on more than 4,000 pages of Boeing documents, multiple surveys, more than 250 employee interviews and visits to six Boeing locations. What it uncovered can only be described as devastatingly serious shortcomings in Boeing's safety culture.

"Boeing must commit to real and profound improvements," Whitaker said in a statement today. "Boeing must take a fresh look at every aspect of their quality-control process and ensure that safety is the company's guiding principle."

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Boeing had an unbelievably cushy relationship with the FAA and thought they could get away with anything in pursuit of profit and gave up caring for passenger and crew safety, indulged in every kind of corner cutting it could.

Boeing went so far in on not caring, with such disastrous outcomes, that the FAA have been forced to up their game and properly hold Boeing to account.

It will be interesting to see if Boeing can ever get herself back on track with the same level of safety as other airlines deliver. That's what the FAA are demanding. And it's long overdue.