Boeing emphasizes commitment to safety in third annual report

Boeing recently released its third annual report about the company’s progress to strengthen product safety, with a focus on improving its safety culture and working across industry to reduce safety risk.

The report summarizes continued work on long-term initiatives with customers and across industry and changes the company is making that address recommendations by the Congressionally authorized and FAA-initiated expert panel.

“We are entrusted with the safety of all those who fly on, use, operate and maintain our products. Our actions are focused on making further improvements to ensure safety, compliance and conformance of our products and services, without compromise,” said Mike Delaney, Boeing chief aerospace safety officer. “Our 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.”

About Boeing’s report

The 2024 CASO report includes Boeing long-term actions and milestones achieved over the last 12 months.

According to details of the report, a focus on safety culture is paramount; since the 737-9 accident in January 2024, the company redoubled its efforts to encourage employees to raise concerns about product and services safety, quality and compliance.

The result was a more than 500 per cent increase in Speak Up reporting channel submissions in early 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

On Jan. 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland, Oregon. Shortly after, a door plug on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft blew out, resulting in several injuries and an emergency landing. Since then, Boeing has faced mounting pressure from the public and increased scrutiny over its 737 MAX fleet.

The full CASO report is available at www.boeing.com/safety