WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation

Administration on Friday proposed fining Boeing ( BA ) $3.1

million for a series of safety violations, including actions

tied to the January 2024 Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 mid-air

emergency and for interfering with safety officials'

independence.

The FAA found hundreds of quality system violations at

Boeing's ( BA ) 737 factory in Renton, Washington, and Boeing ( BA )

subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems' ( SPR ) 737 factory in

Wichita, Kansas.

The FAA also said Boeing ( BA ) presented two unairworthy aircraft

to the FAA for airworthiness certificates and failed to follow

its quality system rules.