Almost a year since a door plug separated from an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Mike Whitaker has said that “enhanced oversight” of Boeing is “here to stay”.

In a statement titled ‘One Year after Boeing Door Plug Incident’, published on January 2, 2025, Whitaker addressed the 12 months since the bizarre incident of January 5, 2024.

In laying out the steps he has taken since the incident, Whitaker said that the enhanced scrutiny of Boeing is “not a one-year project”.

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