Chinanews.com, August 6th. According to the "Central News Agency" report, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that it intends to impose a fine of 1.25 million U.S. dollars on Boeing on the grounds that Boeing's South Carolina plant manager improperly pressured its security employees. And intervene in related security inspections. It is reported that these employees act on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration to perform certification before the aircraft leaves the factory.
Data map: On June 29, local time, in Seattle, Washington, USA, a Boeing 737 MAX plane landed after a test flight at Boeing Airport.
According to reports, the Federal Aviation Administration said that for nearly two years, several Boeing managers have pressured security check employees to harass them when they were handling the security checks before the aircraft left the factory, demanding speed, and threatening to transfer them.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that at the North Charleston plant in South Carolina, sometimes the manager would stay outside the plane to monitor how long it would take for security personnel to perform inspections.
The report pointed out that some employees of Boeing specially act for the Federal Aviation Administration to handle the certification of the aircraft. In the South Carolina plant, between September 2018 and May 2019, security staff were subjected to improper pressure or interference from at least four managers.
A letter from the Federal Aviation Administration to Boeing stated that there will be no further action in the next 30 days to allow Boeing to pay fines or provide other relevant information.