{"id":2345960,"date":"2024-09-25T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-workers-pressured-to-emphasize-speed-over-quality-in-work-faa-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T18:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T22:03:24","slug":"boeing-workers-pressured-to-emphasize-speed-over-quality-in-work-faa-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-workers-pressured-to-emphasize-speed-over-quality-in-work-faa-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing workers pressured to emphasize speed over quality in work: FAA &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fboeing-workers-pressured-to-emphasize-speed-over-quality-in-work-faa-washington-examiner%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=2345960&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>A recent report from \u200cthe Federal Aviation Administration\u200d (FAA) indicates that Boeing workers have\u2062 been \u2062under pressure to \u200cprioritize \u200bspeed \u2063over \u2063quality\u2063 in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-measure-calls-out-pharmaceutical-industrys-reliance-on-china\/\" title=\"Congressional Measure Calls Out Pharmaceutical Industry\u2019s Reliance on China\">manufacturing processes<\/a>. \u200bThis comes amid ongoing\u2062 public scrutiny \u200cover the safety\u200d of Boeing&#8217;s aircraft,\u2062 following incidents such as \u200bthe Boeing \u2062Starliner spacecraft returning\u200d to \u2063Earth without a crew due \u2063to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-plane-delayed-7-hours-by-cicadas\/\" title=\"White House Press Plane Delayed 7 Hours By Cicadas\">mechanical issues<\/a>. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker provided testimony to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations regarding the report, which highlights severe production problems at Boeing\u2014including\u2064 inadequate training of staff, poor documentation of \u200cnonconforming \u2063parts, and insufficient\u2062 quality inspections. These\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/members-of-congress-outperformed-the-stock-market-in-2023\/\" title=\"Congress members beat the stock market in 2023\">findings raise concerns<\/a> about the effectiveness of the FAA&#8217;s\u2064 oversight of Boeing, which the agency has defended, stating its commitment to\u200c rigorous \u200doversight to address systemic \u200dquality issues within\u200d the company.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Boeing workers pressured to emphasize speed over quality in work: FAA<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/boeing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Boeing<\/a> manufacturing workers were pressured to prioritize speed in their work over ensuring proper quality, according to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/faa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Federal Aviation Administration<\/a> report released Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The report comes as the company has been <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">consistently under public pressure concerning its aircraft safety.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/3146383\/boeing-starliner-returns-earth-without-astronauts-what-we-know-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boeing Starliner<\/a>, its sp<\/span>acecraft, recently had to return to Earth without a crew due to mechanical concerns.<\/p>\n<p>FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker testified about the findings Wednesday before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1769618\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/400-years-later-i-made-new-discoveries-about-the-first-thanksgiving\/\" title=\"400 Years Later, I Made New Discoveries About The First Thanksgiving\">findings reveal<\/a> the extent of troubling production problems, including Boeing&rsquo;s struggle to adequately train and equip manufacturing personnel, thoroughly document and control nonconforming parts, and conduct adequate quality inspections,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the depth and history of Boeing&rsquo;s safety deficiencies, its lack of candor with the FAA, and the agency&rsquo;s reactive regulatory posture, the newly released information raises questions about the effectiveness of the FAA&rsquo;s oversight of the company,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA, which released the report as a memo to the Senate subcommittee, has defended its oversight of Boeing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FAA will continue our aggressive oversight to hold Boeing accountable and ensure the company fixes its systemic production-quality issues,&rdquo; the FAA said. &ldquo;Administrator Mike Whitaker has made it clear &lsquo;this won&rsquo;t be back to business as usual for Boeing.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The company was put in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-rachel-levine-becomes-first-openly-transgender-federal-official-confirmed-by-senate\/\" title=\"Dr. Rachel Levine Becomes First Openly Transgender Federal Official Confirmed By Senate\">public spotlight<\/a> after a January incident in which a door plug flew off a 737 MAX airplane after takeoff. No injuries were reported, but the occurrence prompted several investigations into the company as consumers wondered if Boeing planes were safe.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our culture is far from perfect, but we are taking action and making progress,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/david-calhoun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>David Calhoun,<\/a>&nbsp;the company&rsquo;s former CEO,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Calhoun-Testimony.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a>&nbsp;the committee in June. &ldquo;We understand the gravity, and we are committed to moving forward with transparency and accountability while elevating employee engagement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Calhoun stepped down last month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whitaker believes Boeing is making progress regarding safety improvements, but there is still a long way to go.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the safety culture change is going to be a long-term project,&rdquo; Whitaker said. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s going to take years of delivering that safety message and the employees actually seeing that safety is more important than production for that culture to change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1769618\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1769618\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAA report: Boeing workers pressured to prioritize speed over quality<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2345961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Boeing_81.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[14922,14154,41737,38442,38889],"class_list":["post-2345960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-boeing","tag-faa","tag-manufacturing-issues","tag-quality-control","tag-workers-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Boeing_81.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}