The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it proposed a penalty on Boeing’s commercial plane unit of USD$2.75 million for taking nearly two years to fix a problem with fasteners on its 777s.
The penalty was unusual in its size and for the fact that it comes nearly three years after Boeing said it addressed the FAA’s concerns, which stem from 2008. The FAA regularly imposes smaller penalties for rule violations, but multi-million dollar amounts are far less frequent.
The action came as Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft has suffered a series of mishaps in recent weeks, including a spontaneous fire on an Ethiopian Airlines-operated 787 at London’s Heathrow Airport. (…)
