15th February 2020
Troubled 737 MAX Boeing airplane had at least 13 other safety incidents, ex-employee saysA former senior manager at Boeing, who urged the company to shut down the 737 MAX factory, has revealed the fleet experienced at least 13 other safety incidents in the aircraft's short lifespan.I don't know if ABC News reports are similar to those raised by the Daily Mail.
Boeing's vehicle killed 346 passengers. I struggle to call it an aircraft as essentially it doesn't fly. And this, in my humble opinion is Boeing's core business. To build aircraft. I've mentioned that during the 60's Boeing developed the Jumbo Jet which went on to be an extremely safe aircraft which began commercial flights in 1970. According to Wikipedia by June 2019 1554 of these aircraft had been built. By 2017 61 of these aircraft "hulls" were lost with a total of 3,722 deaths. Of these "hull losses" 32 resulted in no loss of life. A small number were older aircraft with minor damage but were "retired due to their age. I won't bore you with details but it's difficult to assign all of the aircraft's hull losses to design, manufacture or flying capabilities. Indeed during the early 70's several were hijacked. The 747 hasn't been without issues that could be solely attributed to Boeing.
Boeing 747 hull lossesCompare that record with the Max. The Max had hardly got into the air before it began falling out of it. Where was the board of Boeing whilst all this happened? They haven't been as reluctant to refuse their monthly pay as they have been to step up and accept responsibility for the deaths of 346 people. Where was the FAA? There's a clear precise path back to the root cause of these deaths. Commercialism has usurped safety. Its swept it away with amazing efficiency.
There appears to have been significant information available indicating that the Max was heading for a serious accident. The Board at Boeing weren't watching the game though. They were off selling their new found strikers. The "noise" surrounding the vehicles shortfalls lost in the hubris. I'm not aware that Boeing "silenced" any "naysayers". There's one thing worse though - that's not even knowing what their issues were - because ultimately the "naysayers" have been proved right. A Board that doesn't hear the doubts and concerns of its workforce is out of touch with reality. I continue to remind myself that two days after the second vehicle crashed, adding to the death toll, Muilenberg reassured President Trump the vehicle was safe.
Board of DirectorsRobert A. Bradway - Director Since 2016
David L. Calhoun - Director Since 2009 - President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing
Arthur D. Collins Jr. - Director Since 2007
Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. - Director Since 2009
Lynn J. Good - Director Since 2015
Nikki R. Haley - Director Since 2019
Lawrence W. Kellner - Director Since 2011
Caroline B. Kennedy - Director Since 2017
Edward M. Liddy - Director Since 2010
John M. Richardson - Director Since 2019
Susan C. Schwab - Director since 2010
Mike S. Zafirovski - Director since 2004
Boeing's Core Values- Annual Global Engagement Summary
- Environment
- Ethics & Compliance
- Code of Basic Working
- Conditions and Human Rights
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Employee Safety
From the beginning, safety has been Boeing’s number-one priority, starting with the first Boeing Safety Council in 1917. Our Enduring Values of safety, quality and integrity are integral to all we do as we design, build and service the highest-quality, safest products. - Education
- Military & Veteran Engagement
- Community Engagement
I'd suggest it's entirely possible that Boeing's core values aren't working. There seems to be an ample number of Directors and at least one should have been hearing "chatter & noise" from those reporting into them. I would also suggest that Calhoun oversees the period to return the Max to service and at such time he should stand down. From there the board should be replaced as quickly as is viable.
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