Boeing fined $13.6 million for safety compliance delay

Regulatory/Transport

Monday, July 16, 2012

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has issued a preliminary civil penalty of $13.6 million against Boeing for failing to meet a deadline to submit service instructions that would enable airlines to further reduce the risk of fuel tank explosions on more than 380 Boeing jetliners. "We take this matter very seriously,” Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in a statement. “We have issued hundreds of directives to eliminate fuel ignition sources over the past 1...

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