U.S. aviation authorities are considering new safety-related penalties or other enforcement action against Boeing Co., according to a person briefed on the details, even as they prepare to allow the plane maker’s beleaguered 737 MAX fleet back in the air as soon as the middle of next week.
The Federal Aviation Administration, according to the person, has alerted Boeing that alleged quality-control lapses on assembly lines and undue management pressure on engineers certifying safety systems could amount to violations of a 2015…
