According to the lawsuit, the plane's engine mount hadn't undergone a detailed inspection since 2021, and wasn't due for another one for another 7,000 flights.

The company said that the source of the latest issue has been identified and contained, and that newly produced panels conform to all requirements.

Safran currently sources about €100 million worth of components from the South Asian nation but plans to expand its supplier base significantly.

While the NTSB's preliminary report offers clues on how the crash occurred, definitive conclusions could take anywhere from one to two years to reach.

The FAA determined that the issue that led to the detached engine "is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design."

Although O'Connor disagreed with the DOJ's assertion that dismissing the case was in the public interest, he noted that "poor discretion may not be countered with judicial overreach." 

Beyond hunkering down in firefighting mode, it’s just as important that companies take a longer view of things.

The U.S. said Beijing will take steps to allow the Chinese facilities of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia BV to resume shipments, easing worries about chip shipments that threatened auto production.

In effect, the U.S. has now accepted a negotiating link between its own curbs on high-tech exports, like AI chips, and China’s rare earth controls.

Analysts said that the size of the 777-9 charge was disappointing, but that they were encouraged by the company’s overall direction.