Boeing Sandbagged By Convoluted Processes, Low Employee Confidence

door-plug blowout damage

Boeing knew it had problems with removal processes before one led to the Alaska door-plug blowout.

Credit: NTSB
Boeing’s two most important steps on its path back to a sustainable Commercial Airplanes business are ensuring that its organizationwide safety processes function better and convincing front-line employees that the systems work, period. Myriad reviews following two fatal 737-8 accidents in 2018 and...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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