The US Federal Aviation Administration is working to overhaul its internal processes for managing safety risks, the head of the agency plans to tell lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration will tell Congress on Tuesday the agency will hold Boeing accountable to ensure the planemaker is building safe airplanes and will revamp its own safety management program,

FAA audits revealed a series of manufacturing and safety lapses at Boeing after a fuselage panel blew off a 737 Max jet shortly after takeoff in January

It comes after a fuselage panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max jet mid-air in January. Read more at straitstimes.com.