Aircraft
FAA Proposes $2.75 million Penalty against Boeing
Boeing builds 8.3 of its current line of 777 widebodies per month. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing builds 8.3 of its current line of 777 widebodies per month. (Photo: Boeing)

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday proposed levying a $2.75 million civil penalty against Boeing Commercial Airplanes for its alleged failure to maintain its quality-control system in accordance with approved FAA procedures. Specifically, after discovering its use of nonconforming fasteners on 777s in September 2008, Boeing took more than two years to implement a plan to address the problem, said the FAA.