Ihssane Mounir, the SVP of Global Supply Chain and Fabrication for the Boeing subsidiary Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), has asked the company’s suppliers to maintain its previously planned production growth schedule despite manufacturing caps recently imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

According to Simple Flying, Mounir asked suppliers during the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance conference February 7 to bear with the planemaker while it’s being audited by the FAA.

"We will work with you on an individual basis in terms of what you need to do, whether that is building inventory, whether that is your business requirements," Mounir said. According to Reuters, this was his first public statement since the midflight blowout that took place January 5 on Alaska Airlines flight 1282.

According to Aviation Week, Dan Crowley, the CEO of the aerospace manufacturer Triumph Group, said during an investor call that he is confident suppliers will be able to weather the storm surrounding Boeing’s 737 MAX program.

“I do have confidence that they will fix the issues they’ve got," Crowley said. "I think this is a really important inflection time for Boeing and for the entire supply chain."

Even though the FAA approved inspections and maintenance plans for a return to service of Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets, agency head Mike Whitaker explained that it will not be “back to business as usual for Boeing,” 

“We will not agree to any request from Boeing for an expansion in production or approve additional production lines for the 737 MAX until we are satisfied that the quality control issues uncovered during this process are resolved,” Whitaker said.