In its final report, the NTSB criticized the FAA for its "inadequate oversight" of Boeing and supplier Spirit Aerosystems leading up to the January 2024 blowout.
Workers in the airport's air traffic country facility in Philadelphia encountered more than 300 unscheduled equipment outages or malfunctions between January 1 and June 1 of this year.
Boeing has pulled out of this week’s Paris airshow, which is traditionally an important event for aircraft manufacturers to announce big orders, saying it would instead focus on the investigation.
If confirmed, Bedford will lead the FAA at a critical time, as it deals with the aftermath of a deadly midair collision, oversight of Boeing over quality lapses, and the ambitious plan to overhaul air traffic control.
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