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FAA inspectors at Boeing factories

Meanwhile, investigations continue into the explosion of the door on board an aircraft

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made public part of the contents of the hearing of the US Boeing Group regarding the safety of the production procedures of the 737 MAX aircraft. During the meeting it was established that 24 authority inspectors will check a factory in Renton and a plant in Wichita owned by Spirit AeroSystems, which makes the fuselages of these aircraft.These are the...

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