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Restoring trust is Boeing's big task

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Boeing is trying to reassure customers its planes are safe.

The company announced this week that it will beef up inspections after a doorplug blew out of a MAX 9 over a week ago.

The company has struggled with quality control the last few years.

Seattle Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates is here to talk about how the story’s developing.

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