The US civil aviation regulator (FAA) has opened a new investigation into Boeing over inspections of its 787 Dreamliner planes.
Several investigations were opened into Boeing after a door was torn off mid-flight from an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX plane last January. This incident has reignited fears about security problems within the aircraft manufacturer.
The FAA said in a statement Monday that the investigation was initiated after Boeing voluntarily informed it last month that it may not have performed required inspections on certain 787 planes.
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According to the air regulator, Boeing will re-inspect all 787 planes still in production and will have to develop a plan to inspect the fleet in service.
The American aircraft manufacturer announced last March the departure of its CEO, Dave Calhoun, at the end of the year, as part of a vast management restructuring after a series of incidents involving its planes.
The failures of Boeing’s aircraft have revived fears raised by the two crashes in October 2018 and March 2019, which caused the death of 346 people. These tragedies resulted in the 737 MAX being grounded for 20 months.
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