An 11-week FAA special audit of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group found systemic problems in the company's manufacturing and engineering operations that led it last year to deliver aircraft that did not comply with airworthiness regulations and to accept parts that did not meet specifications. The company said it has increased inspection personnel and will tighten internal controls on its operations. Both Boeing and the FAA emphasized that none of the problems revealed in the audit raised "immediate" safety issues.
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