Boeing's critics often claim that two deadly jetliner crashes a few years ago and the blowout of a section of a third plane in January made clear that the
FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker testifies before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation hearing, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boeing’s critics often claim that two deadly jetliner crashes a few years ago and the blowout of a section of a third plane in January made clear that the aircraft manufacturer cut corners during production and put profits above safety.
The observation might have been an understatement. Boeing has lost more than $25 billion since the start of 2019 and fallen far behind rival Airbus in orders and deliveries of planes to airline customers. A strike by the factory workers who assemble the company’s best-selling planes is further weighing on Boeing’s output and finances.
The two sides have not held formal negotiations in nearly a week, since sessions led by federal mediators broke off. The strike has shut down production of Boeing 737s, 767s and 777s and is causing the company to make cost-cutting moves, including rolling temporary furloughs for thousands of nonunion managers and employees.
One lawmaker noted that Boeing reached agreements with the FAA and the Justice Department in 2015, 2021 and 2024 to do more on safety, and incidents like the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max keep happening.
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