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.

Key Takeaways Boeing is working to improve its safety practices, but FAA head Mike Whitaker said Thursday the plan is "not a one-year project."Whitaker, who is leaving the FAA later this month, said the agency is still meeting with Boeing weekly to assess the plane maker's progress.

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.

Boeing Co. is kicking off the new year with a renewed push to improve safety and quality in manufacturing to prevent the issue that led to a jet-panel blowout on an Alaska Air flight last January.

Mike Whitaker, chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, said in an online post Friday that his agency also has more work to do in its oversight of Boeing.

The nation’s top aviation regulator says Boeing needs “a fundamental cultural shift” to put safety and quality above profits.