Boeing (NYSE:BA) said Friday it is conducting more surprise inspections at its factories, as part of a broader plan to confront a manufacturing quality crisis that has forced the company to slow production and raised scrutiny from federal regulators.

The Federal Aviation Administration's tougher oversight of Boeing will continue indefinitely, the agency's outgoing head said on Friday, nearly a year after a door panel missing four key bolts flew off a new Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in mid-air.

The jet manufacturer outlines more than a dozen steps it has taken in recent months to address concerns about production issues.

Boeing said it is "on track with progress showing tangible improvements" in an update about its safety and quality plan.

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