Driving the news: “Boeing must commit to real and profound improvements,” FAA administrator Michael Whitaker said in a press release Wednesday laying out the timeline for Boeing to establish and submit an action plan.

• The FAA is currently conducting an audit of Boeing’s production and manufacturing quality systems, which is expected to be complete in the “coming weeks,” per the release.

• Boeing’s action plan is expected to incorporate both the findings of the audit and the results of a recent review of Boeing’s practices. That review raised concerns about how the company manages safety.