FAA Warns Boeing 787 Radio Can Cut Off Air Traffic Radio Without Notice

Federal Aviation Administration has requested comments on a proposed rule that would mandate Boeing update a critical communications malfunction in their 787 Dreamliner plane that could lead to disastrous accidents.

The proposed rule would instruct the aeronautics company to address the problem by updating software that controls the in-flight radio.

Comments left on the FAA 's website suggest both consumers and airline operators are still feeling uneasy with Boeing .

In May , the DOJ found that Boeing violated an earlier 2021 agreement that protected the firm from prosecution.

Boeing is negotiating to eliminate the guilty plea it filed in conjunction with the settlement.

A federal judge has asked for a hearing in June .

A former FAA engineer said he suspects the radio issue does not stem from a software issue, but rather the shoddy manufacturing procedures that have increasingly led to in-flight problems in the 737 MAX .