It is a dubious anniversary, at best. On January 5, 2024, a door plug fell off an Alaska Airlines plane traveling at 16,000 feet in the air. The plane was manufactured by the Boeing Company.
The incident sparked investigations as well as scrutiny over safety protocols for the airplane manufacturer that continued to this day. A year later, Boeing addressed the issue.
The company said it is making tangible progress, despite the death and injury of nearly 200 people following a plane crash in South Korea over the weekend. The aircraft was manufactured by Boeing.
Alaska’s VP of Audit, Brooke Vatheuer, said in a statement the progress has come from both the airline and the manufacturer “on what we’ve learned and the progress we have seen in Boeing and its suppliers’ production line, its work processes, training and safety culture.”
Repercussions still exist, however.
The update was made at the behest of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which mandated a plan of action for safety protocols from Boeing.
The FAA said that this was "not a one-year project." That’s how bad the culture at Boeing seemingly was.
Boeing said "FAA safety experts continually review the effectiveness of the changes; senior FAA leaders meet with Boeing weekly to review their performance metrics, progress, and any challenges they're facing; we have conducted an unprecedented number of unannounced audits; and we conduct monthly status reviews with Boeing executives to monitor progress."
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