FAA Expands Boeing Probe to Include Subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems

Alaska Airlines flight 1276, a Boeing 737-900, taxis before takeoff from Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 6, 2024. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP Photo

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is widening its probe into Boeing and will now look into the manufacturing practices of a subcontractor used by the planemaker, it has announced.

The probe is being expanded to include Boeing subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems, which is based in Wichita, Kansas, the FAA said in a Jan. 17 statement.