A Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) executive has publicly acknowledged an employee who raised concerns about the 787 Dreamliner's quality checks.
What Happened: Scott Stocker, the head of Boeing's 787 manufacturing program, praised the employee for his actions in an internal memo on Apr. 29, reported Business Insider on Monday. The employee had brought up issues with the 787 Dreamliner's quality checks to his superiors.
"I wanted to personally thank and commend that teammate for doing the right thing ... It's critical that every one of us speak up when we see something that may not look right, or that needs attention," Stocker wrote in the memo, according to the report.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that it was investigating whether Boeing employees had falsified safety records for the 787. Boeing had voluntarily reported the lapse to the regulators.
Stocker's commendation comes at a time of intense scrutiny for Boeing. The company has faced repeated quality assurance issues in recent years, including a door plug from a Boeing 737 Max 9 blowing out mid-flight in January, leading to the grounding of over 170 such planes by the FAA.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged the challenging period in a letter to employees last month, emphasizing that "safety and quality must and will come above all else."
Boeing did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.
Why It Matters: This is the latest in a series of controversies surrounding Boeing. The company has been hit with 32 whistleblower complaints over the past three years, with the U.S. workplace safety regulator investigating allegations of employer retaliation.
The sudden deaths of two whistleblowers, including a former Boeing manager and a quality auditor for Boeing's supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, have further intensified the spotlight on Boeing's safety and quality control issues.
In April, a Boeing 737 Max 9 flown by Alaska Air Group, Inc lost an emergency door in the middle of a flight, adding to the company's safety concerns.
Despite the ongoing challenges, Calhoun is expected to retire at the end of this year with a substantial financial package. His tenure has been marked by persistent safety and quality control issues, which have significantly impacted Boeing's reputation and performance.
Meanwhile, a Boeing engineer has called for the grounding of the entire 787 fleet due to safety concerns. The engineer, Sam Salehpour, is set to testify before Congress on the safety issues at Boeing, which he had previously reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a complaint earlier this year.
波音公司(紐約證券交易所代碼:BA)的一位高管公開承認了一名員工對787 Dreamliner的質量檢查表示擔憂。
發生了什麼:據《商業內幕》週一報道,波音787製造項目負責人斯科特·斯托克在4月29日的內部備忘錄中對該員工的行爲表示讚賞。該員工向上級提出了787 Dreamliner的質量檢查問題。
“我想親自感謝並讚揚那位隊友做了正確的事情...報告稱,斯托克在備忘錄中寫道,當我們看到可能看起來不對勁或需要注意的事情時,我們每個人都要大聲說出來。
美國聯邦航空管理局週一宣佈,它正在調查波音員工是否僞造了787的安全記錄。波音已自願向監管機構報告了這一失誤。
斯托克的表彰是在波音受到嚴格審查之際獲得的。近年來,該公司一再面臨質量保證問題,包括一月份波音737 Max 9飛機在飛行途中爆炸,導致170多架此類飛機被美國聯邦航空局停飛。
波音首席執行官戴夫·卡爾霍恩在上個月給員工的一封信中承認了這段充滿挑戰的時期,他強調 “安全和質量必須而且將是最重要的”。
波音沒有立即回應本辛加的置評請求。
爲何重要:這是圍繞波音的一系列爭議中的最新一場。在過去三年中,該公司受到了32起舉報人投訴,美國工作場所安全監管機構正在調查有關僱主報復的指控。
包括一名前波音經理和波音供應商Spirit AeroSystems的質量核數師在內的兩名舉報人的突然死亡,進一步加劇了人們對波音安全和質量控制問題的關注。
4月,阿拉斯加航空集團公司駕駛的波音737 Max 9飛機在飛行途中丟失了應急門,這加劇了該公司的安全問題。
儘管面臨持續的挑戰,但預計卡爾霍恩將在今年年底退休,並提供大量的財務計劃。他的任期以持續的安全和質量控制問題爲標誌,這些問題嚴重影響了波音的聲譽和業績。
同時,出於安全考慮,一名波音工程師呼籲停飛整個787機隊。工程師山姆·薩勒普爾將在國會就波音的安全問題作證,他此前曾在今年早些時候的投訴中向美國聯邦航空管理局(FAA)報告過該問題。