Boeing continues to meet 'limits'

Washington [US], May 9: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opened a new investigation into Boeing after the company admitted that it may not have completed the inspection process of some 787 Dreamliner aircraft before leaving the factory.
The FAA said the investigation was launched after Boeing proactively reported to the US agency in April about the possibility that the company had not completed all necessary inspections for some 787 Dreamliner aircraft , according to AFP. .
Suspicion of document fabrication
In the new investigation, the problem arose in the process of assembling the wings and fuselages of these aircraft. Someone accused some employees of not performing the required checks for this process but recording it as having been completed.
Therefore, the FAA also wants to clarify whether Boeing employees falsified records during the production process. For its part, Boeing said it will immediately re-inspect all Dreamliners that have not yet been delivered to customers. At the same time, the airline offers an action plan for aircraft already in use.
According to The Guardian , Mr. Scott Stocker, who is in charge of Boeing's 787 program, sent an internal notice saying the incident was discovered thanks to a secret tip from an employee at the Dreamliner factory in Bac City. Charleston (South Carolina). However, he said that the incident only stemmed from the irresponsible behavior of some employees and was not an immediate threat to the safety of the affected aircraft .
The incident took place at a time when Boeing was still in the process of investigating the incident of a 737 MAX 9 aircraft having its door seal blown off at an altitude of nearly 5,000 m above the ground on January 5.
Loss of 32 billion USD in 5 years
While facing investigations from regulators, Boeing announced a total loss of $32 billion, starting in 2019 and continuing until now, according to CNN. However, the company is not yet facing the risk of bankruptcy because Boeing is one of two large passenger aircraft manufacturers in the world.
CNN estimates that Boeing holds a backlog of orders for more than 5,600 aircraft, worth $529 billion. The problem here is that the company spends a lot of time investigating quality issues, leading to a significant decrease in order production speed. As a result, Boeing currently does not produce the number of aircraft needed to be profitable each year. However, Boeing continues to receive new orders and delaying aircraft deliveries is only a matter of time and does not really threaten the company's economic lifeblood.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper