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.
- Separately Friday, Boeing outlined its safety plan and some of the steps it has taken over the last year.
Approaching one year since the Alaska Airlines (ALK) 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:incident that saw a door 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:panel detach from a Boeing (BA) plane in midair, outgoing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) head Mike Whitaker said the p꧂lane maker's safety turnaround plan is "not a one-year project."
Whitaker wrote in a Thursday blog post that the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:agency's "enhanced oversight is here to stay" ahead of his departure from the FAA when U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated later this month. Whitaker said the agency is "actively monitoring the results" of Boeing's efforts to improve its safety measures, including meeting with Boeing executives on a weekly basis.
Boeing Needs a 'Cultural Shift' to Focus on Safety
"But this is not a one-year project," Whitaker wrote. "What’s needed is a fundamental cultural shift at Boeing that’s oriented around safety and quality above profits. That will require sustained effort and commitment from Boeing, and unwavering scrutiny on our part."
Separately Friday, Boeing outlined its safety plan going forward and some of the milestones it has reached over the last year. The company said its plan focuses on investing in training workers, simplifying the manufacturing process, reducing the number of defects along the supply chain, and promoting a "safety and quality culture."
The company said it has taken a number of steps like investments in improving its employee safety reporting program, introducing new random quality checks along the manufacturing line, and working to reduce defects in 737 fuselages produced by Spirit AeroSystems as it is in the process of 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:reacquiring the supplier.
Boeing shares were lit🧸tle changed Friday, and lost nearly a third of their value in 2024.