WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation

Secretary Sean Duffy plans to visit a Boeing ( BA ) factory on Thursday

in Washington State to ensure the U.S. planemaker is maintaining

the highest level of safety.

Duffy is traveling Seattle with acting FAA Administrator

Chris Rocheleau as the Trump administration has vowed stringent

oversight of Boeing ( BA ) following a January 2024 mid-air panel

blowout on a new Alaska Airlines 737 Boeing MAX 9.

Last month, Trump's nominee for deputy transportation

secretary Steve Bradbury said more is needed. "We need to be

tougher on Boeing ( BA ). We need to be tougher on the industry," he

said.