Boeing Touts Progress, FAA Chief Says ‘This Is Not a 1-Year Project’
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The plane maker said it is making progress on numerous safety and quality control initiatives following a rough year that included a major executive shakeup and increased federal scrutiny.
Boeing said Friday that its safety and quality plan, which was implemented following the Alaska Airlines blowout last year, has seen substantial progress.
But in a Medium post marking the one-year anniversary of the Alaska incident, FAA chief Mike Whitaker wrote that he believed Boeing needed to focus more on safety and quality instead of profits.
“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.”
He added that the FAA has
