FAA opens new Boeing investigation after company admits it may have skipped some 787 inspections

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that the it would look into whether the beleaguered aerospace firm had completed the required inspections “and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records”. In an email to employees last month, Scott Stocker, the head of Boeing’s 787 programme, blamed the missed inspections on “misconduct” by workers and said that those responsible had received “swift and serious corrective action”. A spokesperson for the FAA said: “The FAA has opened an investigation into Boeing after the company voluntarily informed us in April that it may not have completed required inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes. “The FAA is investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records.