June 27, 2024 – 6:22 AM PDT
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it was sanctioning Boeing (BA.N) for disclosing non-public details of an ongoing investigation into a 737 MAX mid-air emergency and would refer its conduct to the Justice Department.
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The NTSB said Boeing had “blatantly violated” the agency’s investigative regulations by providing “non-public investigative information to the media” and speculating about possible causes of the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines (ALK.N) door plug blowout.
The move by Boeing has further deepened the strain between the crisis-hit planemaker and government agencies at a time when it is trying to avoid criminal charges being weighed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) ahead of a July 7 deadline.
The NTSB said Boeing would keep its status as a party…
