The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it would renew a program that allows Boeing to perform tasks on behalf of the agency for three years. Boeing’s Organization Designation ...

The FAA faced scrutiny for allowing Boeing to carry out its own inspections in the wake of two 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019, which killed a combined 346 people.

The Office of Inspector General said FAA officials in 2023 sought to allow Boeing’s ODA to resume issuing final airworthiness certificates for 737 and 787s.

After the incident, the FAA took the unprecedented step of imposing a production cap of 38 planes per month on the 737 MAX. The FAA said in 2022 one requirement before a new extension was that ODA ...

Boeing’s Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) will become effective on June 1. “Before making the decision, the FAA closely monitored specific criteria and saw improvements in most areas.

The Office of Inspector General said FAA oversight officials in 2023 sought to allow Boeing’s ODA to resume issuing final airworthiness certificates for 737 and 787s.