Part 2: Reconstituting Boeing’s ODA system

By the Leeham News Team Analysis Feb. 21, 2024, © Leeham News: In part one, LNA looked at the Organization Designation Authorization, more commonly known as the ODA, what it is, and why it is so important to… Read More

What is an ODA and why is it critical to understand it

By the Leeham News Team Feb. 14, 2024, © Leeham News: In Congressional hearings last week, the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the agency will retain an outside organization to review whether its oversight of… Read More

Examining the FAA’s Organization Designation Authority (ODA)

Part 2 of a Series Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team April 3, 2023, © Leeham News: Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) has been a critical relationship between Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration. In the wake of… Read More

Pontifications: 787 deliveries, suspended a year, look for restart soon

By Scott Hamilton Sept. 27, 2021, © Leeham News: In a few weeks it will be a year since Boeing suspended delivery of virtually all 787s. Inspections revealed some flaws in production. Despite a year-long effort, Boeing hasn’t… Read More