HR allegedly forwarded his confidential complaint straight to the manager he reported
He spent nearly 16 years at Boeing. Weeks after reporting his manager to HR, he was out.
A senior pilot and aviation leader has filed a federal lawsuit against Boeing, alleging he was fired in retaliation for making a gender bias complaint to the company's human resources department.
The complaint, filed September 16, 2026 in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, names both Boeing and the worker's direct manager as defendants. It brings claims of retaliation and sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Washington's Law Against Discrimination.
According to the filing, the worker held a series of senior leadership roles across his Boeing career, including chief pilot positions in safety and compliance and a directorship tied to Boeing's Part 125 operations supporting the Italian Air Force. Several of those positions required direct approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. His performance reviews for 2023, 2024, and 2025 consistently rated him as meeting or exceeding expectations, the complaint states, with no substantive performance issues noted in any role.
On March 30, 2026, Boeing promoted him to Senior Director of Global Engagement and Training - a role overseeing three divisions he had previously led individually. The hiring panel's decision was unanimous.
Then things moved quickly.
Soon after the promotion, the worker met with...
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