<p>The US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating statements made by Boeing Co. about its safety practices after a mid-air panel blowout on a 737 MAX flight in January, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.</p><p>The SEC will examine whether the planemaker or its executives misled investors in violation of the Wall Street regulator's rules, the report said, citing three people familiar with the development.</p><p>Boeing and the SEC declined Reuters requests for comment.</p><p>An Alaska Airlines-operated MAX 9 jet experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January, which led to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration grounding 171 aircraft for about three weeks.</p>.Boeing cargo plane lands in Istanbul without front wheels, no casualties.<p>The SEC probe comes after the FAA launched its own investigation</p><p>in April after a Boeing whistleblower claimed the company had disregarded safety and quality concerns in the production of its 787 and 777 jets.</p><p>Boeing has been grappling with a full-blown safety crisis that has undermined its reputation following the January incident. The company has faced Senate hearings and conducted a shakeup of its top management.</p><p>The planemaker's deliveries fell by half in March as U.S. regulators imposed production curbs and Boeing reported its first quarterly revenue drop in seven quarters.</p>
<p>The US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating statements made by Boeing Co. about its safety practices after a mid-air panel blowout on a 737 MAX flight in January, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.</p><p>The SEC will examine whether the planemaker or its executives misled investors in violation of the Wall Street regulator's rules, the report said, citing three people familiar with the development.</p><p>Boeing and the SEC declined Reuters requests for comment.</p><p>An Alaska Airlines-operated MAX 9 jet experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January, which led to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration grounding 171 aircraft for about three weeks.</p>.Boeing cargo plane lands in Istanbul without front wheels, no casualties.<p>The SEC probe comes after the FAA launched its own investigation</p><p>in April after a Boeing whistleblower claimed the company had disregarded safety and quality concerns in the production of its 787 and 777 jets.</p><p>Boeing has been grappling with a full-blown safety crisis that has undermined its reputation following the January incident. The company has faced Senate hearings and conducted a shakeup of its top management.</p><p>The planemaker's deliveries fell by half in March as U.S. regulators imposed production curbs and Boeing reported its first quarterly revenue drop in seven quarters.</p>