03:00 PM EDT, 03/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Boeing ( BA ) culture is more inclined towards mass production over safety standards, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration told NBC News Tuesday.

Describing a series of incidents like the January door plug blowout on 737 Max jetliner as a production failure, FAA chief Michael Whitaker said Boeing ( BA ) had no other choice than to meet the 90-day deadline by the agency to outline a plan to improve the safety of its planes.

"They need to make safe airplanes or they will be capped at a production level that's not sustainable," Whitaker told the news outlet.

There was no reason the company couldn't make a good airplane, Whitaker said.

Boeing ( BA ) did not immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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