Tous
← Back to Squawk list
Boeing Board to Call for Safety Changes After 737 Max Crashes
Though the committee did not investigate the two crashes of Boeing’s 737 Max jet, their findings represent the company’s most direct effort yet to reform its internal processes after the accidents, which killed 346 people. (www.nytimes.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
More "Cow Fart"?
In a nutshell, the Boeing company, from top to bottom, is learning hard lessons, including moving the Corporate offices from Seattle to Chicago. Additionally, the FAA, which Congress has failed to adequately fund over many years, has culpability due to limited numbers of engineers to support thorough aircraft certification efforts.
The Boeing Board has made the correct decision by moving the engineers away from the business leaders. The business leaders' function is to maximize profits but that can lead to decisions that can and did cause damage to Boeing reputation. The leaders had no experience with airworthiness. The engineers are now under the control of the chief engineer. It seems that companies are now controlled by business managers that only look to maximize the short term profits for the stock markets. They do not seem to have long range plans anymore.
I believe that is Standard Capitalist Operating Procedure; Short term Profit over everything and when the Poo hits the fan, Business Management already has their cash, just make excuses and run to the next Company . . . Hell, SCOP can destroy an entire Economy (2008) and two brand new aircraft and Business Management still have no fear of jail . . .
The Business Roundtable acted last to set new standards, two of which was a greater emphasis on Quality Control and customer satisfaction, which leads to top-to-bottom corporate performance. Apparently, the ills of having set aside these and other proven business standards have reached a crescendo level. The pendulum swing is beginning to move into the direction of a previous era's principals and standards with, Boeing having been forced to become a bruised leader.
I did not read that report but it is a good beginning. I look at Boeing and they do have a problem of identifying their customer. Is it the airlines or is it the flying customers ultimately? The seats have become a problem. They are too small anymore. I can understand the use of materials to reduce the weight problem but to reduce the size to crowd more people into the same space is exceeding the safety of the flying public. It may be time to regulate the Airlines again.