FAA Expert Panel Finds Boeing Safety Culture ‘Inadequate and Confusing’

A panel of experts appointed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to investigate troubled plane manufacturer Boeing’s safety management processes has found “gaps” in its “safety journey” and a “disconnect” between senior management and employees. The FAA published its 50-page report on Feb. 26, noting its experts had identified 27 areas where Boeing’s safety procedures and culture were insufficient and that they did not find “objective evidence of a foundational commitment to safety that matched Boeing’s descriptions of that objective.” The findings are based on the panel’s review of more than 4,000 pages and Boeing documents, seven surveys, and over 250 interviews and meetings with Boeing employees across six company locations....