Sat, Aug 28, 2021
The Agency Is Working With Employees To Ensure They Can Report All Concerns
According to a letter sent by the FAA to Boeing, they will be investigating whether employees who should be following up on safety problems with the aircraft are being told to keep quiet.
"Boeing's company culture appears to hamper members of the [safety oversight] unit from communicating openly with the FAA," said the letter from the agency. The letter was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
"We take these matters with the utmost seriousness, and are continuously working to improve the processes we have in place to ensure the independence of the [safety oversight] unit members," the company said in its statement. "We have consistently reinforced with our team that delegated authority is a privilege and that we must work every day to be trusted with the responsibility. ... We have provided clear direction that [Boeing safety oversight] representatives must be accorded the same respect and deference that is shown to our regulator."
But the FAA reported that "interference appears to be a concern" after speaking with Boeing employees.
Boeing said that they are working with the FAA to give the employees the independence the FAA requires.
In early 2020, Boeing released internal communications from it’s employees discussing the controversial development of the 737 MAX.
The plane was described as "designed by clowns, who in turn are supervised by monkeys." Another employee, discussing the simulator used to learn to fly the plane said "Would you put your family on a MAX simulator trained aircraft? I wouldn't."
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