The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday that it will punish Boeing (BA.US) and submit its behavior to the US Department of Justice.
According to the WiseFinance app, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday that it will punish Boeing (BA.US) and submit its behavior to the US Department of Justice. The reason is that Boeing disclosed non-public details of an ongoing investigation into the 737 MAX air emergency.
The United States National Transportation Safety Board said that Boeing "blatantly violated" the agency's investigation regulations by providing "non-public investigative information" to the media and speculating on the possible cause of the January 5th Alaska Airlines (ALK.US) 737 MAX 9 aircraft door separation incident.
Boeing's actions have further deepened tension between the troubled aircraft manufacturer and government agencies. The company is currently trying to avoid criminal charges filed by the US Department of Justice before the July 7th deadline.
The United States National Transportation Safety Board stated that Boeing will retain its identity as a party to the investigation of the Alaska Airlines incident but will no longer have the authority to obtain information provided by the organization during the investigation.
At the investigative hearing held on August 6th and 7th, Boeing will not be allowed to ask questions to other participants in the hearing, but other hearing participants are allowed to ask questions.
The United States National Transportation Safety Board stated: "As a party to National Transportation Safety Board investigations for decades, few organizations are more familiar with these rules than Boeing."
The United States National Transportation Safety Board stated during a media briefing on Tuesday that Boeing violated an agreement with the agency.
"A Boeing executive provided investigative information and analyzed previously published factual information," the agency said. "Both actions were prohibited by the agreement signed by Boeing."
The United States National Transportation Safety Board also stated that it will submit Boeing's recent behavior to the US Department of Justice. The National Transportation Safety Board will summon Boeing to attend the August investigative hearing.
Boeing has been under tremendous pressure since the 737 MAX 9 accident in January, and its stock price has fallen 30% this year. The aviation company has also become the focus of attention of the US Department of Justice and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) because of its safety culture. The FAA prohibits the company from increasing the production of 737 MAX.
Despite Boeing's troubles, its stock price rose nearly 1% before trading on Thursday. Ryanair Holdings stated in its annual report on Thursday that it expects the delivery delay issue of Boeing 737 aircraft to be resolved within the next 12 months. Ryanair hopes to receive 59 Boeing aircraft before the end of the year.