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Boeing will pay $17m settlement over MAX, NG planes - FAA

Boeing will pay $17m in penalties to the Federal Aviation Administration
Boeing will pay $17m in penalties to the Federal Aviation Administration

Boeing will pay $17m in penalties under a Federal Aviation Administration settlement after the planemaker installed equipment on 759 737 MAX and NG aircraft containing sensors that were not approved, the FAA said today.

The FAA added that Boeing had submitted 178 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for airworthiness certification when the aircraft potentially had nonconforming slat tracks installed, and improperly marked those slat tracks.

Boeing has agreed to a number of corrective actions, including strengthening procedures to ensure that it does not install on aircraft any parts that fail to conform to their approved design, the FAA said.