FAA leader acknowledges lax Boeing oversight before Alaska flight 1282 incident

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Michael Whitaker, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, admitted to US lawmakers on 13 June that the agency should have been more proactive in overseeing Boeing’s factories prior to the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 incident. 

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