A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation's top aviation regulator says the company needs "a fundamental cultural shift" to put safety and quality above profits.

Approaching one year since the Alaska Airlines incident that saw a door panel detach from a Boeing plane in midair, outgoing Federal Aviation Administration head Mike Whitaker said the plane maker's safety turnaround plan is "not a one-year project.

A year after a door plug fell off an Alaska Airlines-operated (ALK) Boeing (BA) 737 Max 9 mid-flight, the Federal Aviation Administration says that Boeing still has a ways to go before it regains the government’s full confidence.