FAA Says It Will Ramp Up Inspections of Boeing Facilities

Federal air-safety regulators said Friday that they would ramp up inspections of Boeing’s manufacturing facilities after grounding roughly 170 Boeing jets in the wake of an emergency landing last week.

The Federal Aviation Administration, which has said it was investigating the aircraft maker after the Jan. 5 accident involving the Alaska Airlines jet, said it would conduct an audit of the 737 MAX 9 production line and its suppliers.