The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will boost its oversight¹ of Boeing as the planemaker prepares to resume production of its 737 MAX jets following a 53-day strike that ended earlier this week.

Whitaker capped production at 38 737 MAX planes per month in January after a door panel missing four key bolts flew off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in midair that month, exposing serious safety issues at Boeing.

An FAA audit² of Boeing completed in February found 97 incidents of noncompliance, spanning "issues in Boeing's manufacturing process control, parts handling and storage, and product control."

Whitaker said in September that safety culture improvements at Boeing may take three to five years to accomplish and vowed³ to revamp the FAA's own safety management program. He said in June the agency had been "too hands-off" in its oversight of Boeing.