{"id":2253144,"date":"2024-05-26T09:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T13:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-calls-boeing-report-of-500-increase-in-employee-safety-concerns-encouraging-err-on-the-side-of-reporting\/"},"modified":"2024-05-26T09:42:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T13:42:17","slug":"buttigieg-calls-boeing-report-of-500-increase-in-employee-safety-concerns-encouraging-err-on-the-side-of-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-calls-boeing-report-of-500-increase-in-employee-safety-concerns-encouraging-err-on-the-side-of-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg finds Boeing&#8217;s report of a 500% rise in employee safety concerns &#8220;encouraging,&#8221; emphasizing the importance of erring on the side of reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuttigieg-calls-boeing-report-of-500-increase-in-employee-safety-concerns-encouraging-err-on-the-side-of-reporting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2253144&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Transportation\u2063 Secretary Pete Buttigieg commented on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-under-attack-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Hamas Attacks Israel\">notable surge<\/a> in safety reports filed by Boeing employees,\u2064 describing it as \u200dboth encouraging and concerning. \u2062Speaking on Face the Nation, Buttigieg addressed a 500%\u200c increase in\u2062 safety submissions following two congressional hearings.\u200b He emphasized the importance of a reporting culture in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-linked-legislative-group-has-partnered-for-years-with-a-chinese-propaganda-front\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden-Linked Legislative Group Has Partnered for Years With a Chinese Propaganda Front\">aviation industry<\/a>. Your rewritten text is concise and \u200ccaptures the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-to-have-trumps-back-in-courtroom\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy Supports Trump in Court\">key points \u200deffectively<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Transportation Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pete Buttigieg<\/a> said the sudden rise of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>safety concerns<\/a> filed by employees at Boeing is both \u201cencouraging\u201d and \u201cconcerning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg appeared on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/face-the-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Face the Nation\">Face the Nation<\/a><\/em>  for an interview that aired Sunday to respond to a 500% increase in employees submitting safety reports. These concerns were raised on the heels of two congressional hearings regarding the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an encouraging part and a concerning part. The encouraging part is we want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/boeing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Boeing<\/a> and any producer in in the aviation space to have a culture of \u2018if you see something say something.\u2019 We wanna make sure those mechanisms for reporting work,\u201d Buttigieg said. \u201cIf anything, we want you to err on the side of reporting, so that\u2019s the encouraging part. The concerning part of courses at any of those issues are happening at all. And that\u2019s why a Boeing is under a huge amount of scrutiny right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">secretary<\/a> would not comment on whether Boeing had previously discouraged reporting. However, Buttigieg mentioned that the Federal Aviation Administrator chose to forcibly stop the company from increasing production until it can prove \u201cthat they can do it safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, all of this is about making sure that we maintain the extraordinary safety record of U.S. aviation. That\u2019s not something that will happen ever being satisfied with the status quo,\u201d Buttigieg said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aviation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>aviation<\/a> company released its third annual safety report on Friday. Boeing Chief Aerospace Safety Officer Mike Delany issued a statement alongside the report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur actions are focused on making further improvements to ensure safety, compliance and conformance of our products and services, without compromise,\u201d Delaney said. \u201cOur commitment is to never forget our responsibility to make sure every action and decision bring lasting improvements to the safety and quality of our products and services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/2936444\/boeing-ceo-dave-calhoun-step-down-plane-manufacturing-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he would be resigning<\/a> at the end of the year. Board Chairman Larry Kellner will also step down at the end of his term, and the president and CEO of the company\u2019s commercial airplane unit Stan Deal will also retire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addressed the significant uptick in safety concerns reported by Boeing employees as both &#8220;encouraging&#8221; and &#8220;concerning.&#8221; Speaking on Face the Nation in a Sunday interview, Buttigieg reacted to a 500% surge in safety reports. 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