FAA Needs ‘Systemic Fix’ to Boeing 787 Dreamliner Production Issues

A Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner taxis past the Final Assembly Building at Boeing South Carolina in North Charleston, South Carolina, on March 31, 2017. Randall Hill/Reuters

WASHINGTON—The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday the agency needs a “systemic fix” from Boeing to address 787 Dreamliner production issues but said a new agency directive would not be a “choke point” for deliveries.

The FAA on Tuesday said it would not allow Boeing to self-certify individual new Boeing 787 planes.