Boeing's Safety Culture Faulted by F.A.A. in New Report
Source: New York Times
Feb. 26, 2024 Updated 2:25 p.m. ET
Boeing’s safety culture remains flawed, despite improvements made after two fatal crashes involving the 737 Max 8 jet in 2018 and 2019, a Federal Aviation Administration report released on Monday found.
The report, written by a group of experts convened a year ago at Congress’s behest, found that there was a “disconnect” between senior management and other employees at Boeing, which makes commercial airplanes as well military aircraft and technology. The company, the panel found, has at times been “inadequate and confusing” in the way it has administered its safety culture.
In a statement, the F.A.A. said it would “immediately begin a thorough review of the report” and take action on its recommendations as appropriate. “We will continue to hold Boeing to the highest standard of safety and will work to ensure the company comprehensively addresses these recommendations,” the agency said.
Boeing said in a statement that it supported the panel’s work and acknowledged that, while it had taken “important steps” to improve its safety culture, “there is more work to do.” Since 2019, the company has made changes to emphasize safety, from its board of directors on down.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/business/boeing-faa-safety-culture.html
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Link to FAA PRESS RELEASE - Review Panel’s Final Report on Organization Designation Authorizations (ODA) for the Design and Production of Airplanes
Link to FAA report (PDF) - https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/Sec103_ExpertPanelReview_Report_Final.pdf
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