The chairwoman of the Senate committee that oversees aviation called for a “course correction” Monday after releasing whistleblower accounts from inside Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration and General Electric alleging flaws in how big manufacturers handle safety.
In a letter to FAA head Stephen Dickson, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) urged the agency to tighten its oversight of Boeing and other aviation firms, using powers Congress handed the agency in a law passed about a year ago.
“Together, these allegations illustrate the importance of a course correction that puts safety first and listens to the voices of line engineers,” she wrote.
The Senate Commerce Committee released the report Monday collecting accounts from seven aviation whistleblowers that detail concerns about the way the government holds the industry to account for safety. The accounts tie back to the development of Boeing’s 737 Max and 787 jets, and detail issues some whistleblowers say have persisted despite the spotlight on Boeing and the FAA after two Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
“The agency takes all whistleblower allegations seriously and does not tolerate retaliation against those who raise safety concerns,” the agency said in a statement. “Today, we delegate fewer responsibilities to manufacturers and demand more transparency from them as part of our continuous pursuit of enhancing aviation safety.”
Boeing said in a statement that many of the issues raised in the...
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