The planemaker is producing its cash-cow MAX jets at a low
rate as it works to address the issues, which have also sparked a reshuffle in
its top management and led to a drop in its stock price this year.
Below are some of the probes since the incident:
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
The SEC is investigating statements from Boeing about its
safety practices and will examine whether the planemaker or its executives
misled investors in violation of the Wall Street regulator's rules, Bloomberg
News reported on May 9.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
The aviation regulator on Jan. 11 said it was launching a
formal investigation into Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes following the cabin panel
blowout, adding the incident "should have never happened and it cannot
happen again."
Later in January, the FAA said it would not allow Boeing to
expand 737 MAX production, and laid out an inspection and maintenance process
for the planes that had been grounded after the incident.
On Feb 28, the FAA told Boeing it must develop a
comprehensive action plan to address "systemic quality-control
issues" within 90 days, following an all-day meeting with the planemaker's
outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun.
On Friday, Calhoun said the company will meet with the FAA
in a "couple of weeks" to present a final plan that would respect the
U.S. regulator's 90-day deadline.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
In March, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation told
passengers who were on the Alaska Airlines flight that they may be victims of a
crime, according to letters seen by Reuters.
Earlier in May, the DOJ said in a court filing Boeing had
breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement that shielded the planemaker from
criminal prosecution over fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed
346 people.
The department has directed the company to respond by June
13 and intends to decide whether to prosecute Boeing by July 7, the filing
said.