New York Times: Boeing’s Got Some Turbulent Skies Ahead

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In Ridley, Boeing's plant focuses on manufacturing Chinook and Osprey helicopters for the military.

Boeing, which operated a plant in Ridley, is getting a lot of attention right now from lawmakers, investors and customers, but not the kind it wants.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testified Tuesday before a Senate panel even as another whistle-blower alleged the aerospace company failed to adequately track hundreds of faulty parts, reports The New York Times staff.

The embattled CEO, who is stepping down in December, is dealing with multiple whistle-blower accusations about the events that led to a midair door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet in January. 

Despite Calhoun acknowledging that more work is needed by Boeing on quality and safety, panel member Sen. Richard Blumenthal told Reuters that Boeing’s “broken safety culture” should have been fixed a while ago.

He pointed out that Boeing crashes in 2018 and 2019 killed almost 350 people.

The Justice Department is considering whether to prosecute the company for violating a settlement related to the 2018 and 2019 crashes.

The Federal Aviation Agency has also acknowledged it didn’t regulate Boeing strongly enough, promising tougher reviews.

Meanwhile, customers are turning to Airbus, Boeing’s European archrival.

Read more about how Boeing’s current problems may have started in The New York Times.  


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