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Two of Boeing Co‘s (NYSE:BA) biggest customers have made separate calls for greater safety oversight at production facilities run by the aerospace manufacturer following an incident nearly two weeks ago when an Alaskan Airlines (NYSE:ALK) 737 Max 9 jet was forced to make an emergency landing after a door panel blew out in mid-flight.
Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY) runs one of the biggest fleets of Boeing aircraft, with around 230 currently in service, and has 300 of the company’s 737 Max 10 models on order.
Ryanair’s outspoken boss, Michael O’Leary, has deployed more engineers to oversee quality control at Boeing’s U.S. factories where its aircraft are being built.
He said at a press conference on Wednesday that he maintained confidence in Boeing and that the company had been “very welcoming” of Ryanair putting more engineers in Seattle.
“I think both Boeing have to improve the quality of what they're delivering to customers, and customers have to be seen to be actually investing in improving the quality on the shop floor at Boeing as well,” he added.