A former Boeing manager turned whistleblower talks to KIRO 7 News about the safety of 737 MAX jets following the shocking midair blowout of a door plug on a flight out of Portland.
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@treaddirt4 ай бұрын
I worked at Boeing for 40+ years. I had the privilege of working with Ed as we developed a maintenance services product for airline customers. I can confirm that Ed’s character is solid. Ed is honest and full of integrity. We should all be grateful he is doing what he is doing.
@warped-sliderule4 ай бұрын
I feel for the dedicated high-time Boeing employees that had to watch their company degrade from one of the greatest in the world to the incompetent company it is today. Even more sad, it's happening all over America, in business and in politics...
@bighoss97054 ай бұрын
The ODAR that signed off on the 8130 for that bird has a lot of explaining to do.
@mamawjoni4 ай бұрын
My husband who passed away 4 years ago worked at Boeing, Mesa AZ on the Apache helicopter line. He said the guy that did the final inspections and signed off on each Apache had not been inspecting them and just signing off. It had gone off and on for 3 years! When my husband found out about it they did fire the guy but they had to know this was going on. Just no one wants to do anything like tell management. This had to be 6 or 7 years ago this occurred because like I said, my husband died 4 years ago.
@scottmccutcheon98284 ай бұрын
@treaddirt Greetings from far West Texas. In your own opinion, do you believe the move of Corporate World Headquarters from Seattle to Chicago and now Arlington (further and further away from the primary, and majority, manufacturing site has had a detrimental affect on the company as a whole? I remember when the move to Chicago took place. For some reason, at that time, my gut told me : Well, now begins the slow downward decay of another great American industrial icon. Perhaps I'm forgetting other Boeing history, it seems there have been numerous hiccups in various projects since that time. I, for one, sincerely hope Boeing reverses course. Thanks in advance for your reply. PEACE and be well.
@scottmccutcheon98284 ай бұрын
@@warped-sliderule Well said. As you will see in my question I presented to @treaddirt, my questions about Boeing's future began way back when it was decided to move World HQ to Chicago. It seems many, shall we say, questionable decisions appeared on the scene thereafter. Case in point : The long drawn out and delayed Dreamliner and the hiccups that ensued shortly after it's launch in to service. Made me wonder if Boeing was taking on a General Motors "development model," i.e. get 'em out there on the road and we'll address the issues as they come. Not an intelligent model to operate under considering the fact that once your 100ft off the ground if you come crashing down you're not likely to survive. Having worked in the transportation sector for a total of 42 years (14yrs in Heavy Duty Trucks/Tractors/28 yrs in automotive) it is apparent the focus is on stock market share price and not on the quality of the product(s) and services provided.
@thelongvirtuesignal85514 ай бұрын
Seeing how we treat whistleblowers these days, this man is very brave.
@JustGoAndFly4 ай бұрын
@@burgersbeansandchips yeah, no. Corporations control the state from McDonald's to Uber to Walmart to Facebook. Rideshare drivers earn less than $4 an hour at times. The money makes the rules.
@Syv_4 ай бұрын
@@JustGoAndFlyYeah, no.
@DAGATHire4 ай бұрын
welcome to germany circa 1930's... and its your own fault.
@Jack519714 ай бұрын
How do I know he is "brave"?
@IWannaGoMissing4 ай бұрын
@@briant6984this isn’t a state secret but yeah
@srshwa2 ай бұрын
PROTECT THIS MAN AT ALL COSTS
@KityCrylics2 ай бұрын
This comment didn’t age well
@gwag84102 ай бұрын
Too late
@monicarenee79492 ай бұрын
@@KityCrylics this isn’t the same whistleblower that was found dead, so there still might be a chance
@mas-udal-hassan92772 ай бұрын
@@KityCrylics different person
@billpugh58Ай бұрын
@@KityCrylicsyes it did!
@ianchandley4 ай бұрын
Whistleblowers are probably THE most devoted employees of any organization - they are willing to put their entire lives and careers on the line to expose problems so the organization can take corrective steps to get better.
@bamazing27312 ай бұрын
Or, they are drama queens
@johnolsen70734 ай бұрын
Safety is our number one priority. Unless it costs money? Thanks Ed for going public.
@DrDeuteron4 ай бұрын
Safety is our top priority. Is one of the most common lies in industry and government…in all sectors. Quite often the people saying it believe it, which is even more dangerous.
@lcstyle20294 ай бұрын
It’s a problem with financial capitalism. It’s what underpins the entire economy. Late stage capitalism is a failure across the board. Banana republic.
@isaacfaith93694 ай бұрын
@@lcstyle2029there is a difference between capitalism and corporatism. The US is now fully a Corporatist country.
@beantown53434 ай бұрын
@@DrDeuteronIt really is a lie. Currently developing a new product for an industry and it’s an absolute face palm that it hasn’t been implemented already. But it has to do with worker, client and environmental safety which is not shocking that the ball has been dropped. But what’s even more telling is my biggest selling points will be that it saves the company and industry money. Save the environment with saving their pockets. We all know which selling point is more important to them. Sad really
@ChoChan7764 ай бұрын
@@beantown5343 It boggles my mind that people say "safety is our top priority" about anything to do with aircraft. If safety was the top priority, we wouldn't be sticking people into aluminum tubes loaded with gas and flying them through the air. It's a bullshit corporate buzzword that means nothing.
@tylermiller81424 ай бұрын
Never seen a Manager at a major company maintain this much eye contact. Every word he said was honest. Very few of these execs can do an interview this long and answer every question straight to the point like this man did
@mrsayang4 ай бұрын
As a retired airline pilot who flew ONLY Boeing during my whole career (B757-200 and -300, B767-300ER and B747-400 and -8i) and who loves Boeing aircraft, I am thankful for such honest people like Ed Pierson, who speak up and address all problems honestly as they are. Boeing must wake up now and improve, to come back to it´s full strength and potential. There is no way to cut corners. The FAA is a big part of the safety issues and they must change aswell.
@arcanondrum65432 ай бұрын
The FAA DID "change". The father of "cut Gubment" (who cashed EVERY ONE of his "Gubment" checks) originated the idea that deregulation would 'enable companies to do their own checks'. I remember lots about Reagan. I remember that I liked him until just about his second year as President. It takes years to undo what is already in place. The New Deal was one, another is the conscientious government personnel who do their jobs in infrastructure safety well for decades, eventually replaced by under-trained, under-funded "new blood" - but their presence at Boeing for example, is a fraction of before.
@gladysvogel94422 ай бұрын
Thank you for your input! God Bless,!❤
@mrsayang2 ай бұрын
@@gladysvogel9442 thanks too. Actually the Horror around Boeing seems not to end. The very obvious assassination of John Barnett makes me even more speechless and desperate. I feel so sad for John and his family and friends. I know that there will be no crime investigation and even no jurisdiction of this case, because it’s organised crime. Boeing is a mafia company and THE PEOPLE must stop their evilness. God bless and protect all whistleblowers. Rest in peace dear John 🇺🇸💙❤️🤍
@thegreatestmantoevrwlkthep9986Ай бұрын
You think this is what you were flying around 🌍 ?
@mrsayangАй бұрын
@@thegreatestmantoevrwlkthep9986 and what's YOUR problem?
@marred22774 ай бұрын
"Wouldn't step foot" on a 737 MAX and "would not build that plane anymore" because they are "not solvable". Horrifying.
@Mattology14 ай бұрын
And now they care more about hiring a certain race and not the best pilot
@bobbyb55464 ай бұрын
@@Mattology1what could ever go wrong? I think passengers have an absolute right to know if their pilot was hired due to merit or because how they look. Same with surgeons.
@TuggzDem3 ай бұрын
@@Mattology1you are a sad hateful individual
@volkischfraulein29573 ай бұрын
@@bobbyb5546💯
@ttdenadaabba21493 ай бұрын
Didn't 3 of them go pitch down into the ground, because of MCAST??
@NickyNiclas4 ай бұрын
It might be time to consider if Boeing's leadership should face criminal charges. I think so.
@pi-sx3mb4 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Unfortunately that will happen the day after pigs fly (a species that is more reliable than Boeing at this point).
@fazole4 ай бұрын
They have HUGE DoD contracts and a near monopoly on US military aircraft production.
@NickyNiclas4 ай бұрын
Corruption truly is everywhere. Woohoo.
@Angel.Diez.Ovelar2 ай бұрын
But You know they are all Pigs and have Pig Friends in the Republican Party , so no .
@stephanbilmans6026Ай бұрын
US corruption has no limits
@zekeharley4 ай бұрын
"I'd stop building the max if it were up to me" Thats all you need to hear right there!
@ASMRFoodieEats3 ай бұрын
It's westjet planes and air Canada planes the fly all day everyday it seems 😮
@stevehicks89442 ай бұрын
Yet, Southwest is longing thousands of flight hours daily with the the MAX. It’s a good thing you don’t work for Boeing or the NTSB. For context take a long look at all the crashes and incidents surrounding the advent of the Boeing 707 and the MacD DC-10.
@luv2travel2000Ай бұрын
@@ASMRFoodieEatsI have been a loyal customer and love flying with Westjet, but from now on I will be looking at which Bowing planes they use.
@juanumberone4 ай бұрын
He is nervous, probably somehow scared, and brave, but essentially, he is an Engineer. A f* good one. He's what you expect to find in a company like Boeing. Much respect from an Airbus one.
@bobbyb55464 ай бұрын
But he's white, isn't he an oppressor? That's sarcasm.
@MohrRacing24 ай бұрын
This guy needs to get promoted to CEO he’s absolutely correct.
@sleepyhorses61004 ай бұрын
What qualifications does this guy have to be CEO? Have you fact checked anything he’s talking about? I am a pilot. I fly jets. Some of the items he listed are purely dishonest if you categorize them as “safety issues”. Aviation is a very nuanced and complex world that the general public has a poor understanding of…and unless a huge swath of the population suddenly decides to become obsessed with it and study their butts off, it’s going to remain that way. I could take an MMEL which, among many things, outlines all of the equipment that can be inoperative on a modern airliner but still be legally allowed to fly with passengers…exaggerate the hell out of items on that list that people don’t understand, and manipulate the ignorance of the public by saying “LOOK AT ALL THESE BROKEN PARTS THEY’RE ALLOWING” and the public would eat it up. It hits the same part of our brain that gets worried about shark attacks at the local beach. We easily fear what we don’t understand and can’t see. I’m not excusing Boeing for the potential lapse in judgement or sound practices that have led to challenges with the MAX, but be cautious of the people who can just as easily attempt to capitalize on this situation by being misleading and dishonest. Taking what this guy says with a grain of salt is probably well advised.
@Signal_Glow4 ай бұрын
@@sleepyhorses6100 I fact checked what he is saying, i've also seen recording done inside factory where they have mountains of problems. He is right, this planes will soon cause additional fatalities if nothing is done.
@justsayin78652 ай бұрын
He actually cares, not money driven
@jettschenker4 ай бұрын
As a long time Airline Mechanic myself, I appreciate this man's Integrity and Ethics.
@justinhealey-htcohio37984 ай бұрын
I honestly can't believe Boeing thought they could be the ultimate integrators by outsourcing the complicated components like composite airframe, actuators & electronics in order to distance themselves from liability and higher overhead union payroll. Also relocating their Corp HQ from Seattle to Chicago. Then, a couple years ago they relocated to Arlington Virginia in order to join the other Lobbyist Felchers with the goal of limiting regulations & getting over bloated government contracts. The entire executive board needs to be replaced with engineers, material scientists, mechanics & safety inspectors who have actually worked at Unionized Boeing factories
@Skank_and_Gutterboy4 ай бұрын
I see a guy with his name on a lot of paperwork over there, so he's trying to get whistleblower protection and cut a deal.
@user-cr5kc6pb7t4 ай бұрын
He already left the company last year. He’s doing this with no other motive than to inform the public.
@dks138274 ай бұрын
hey Jeff, they are hiring quotas now.. how you like them apples ?? huh ??
@Skank_and_Gutterboy4 ай бұрын
@@user-cr5kc6pb7t Right, because you can't be prosecuted if you leave before the authorities catch you. The Green River Killer got screwed, he should've had you as his lawyer.
@sarahdanette4 ай бұрын
As a 35 year Boeing employee who left, I completely agree with everything he said!! 787 has equal issues.
@gooner724 ай бұрын
That's sad as she could be an exceptionally good aircraft, her concept fits perfectly for so many airlines that she could end up being one of the most successful aircraft of all time. One slightly different point....... her wing design is probably the most beautiful wing since Concorde. Spitfire. Concorde. Dreamliner.
@snorttroll43794 ай бұрын
It
@bighoss97054 ай бұрын
It was built in Renton. If you ever been there you would understand what I'm getting at...they have a reputation...
@LClarke4 ай бұрын
@@gooner72Quit personifying airplanes.
@shirlzitting6474 ай бұрын
With that cult-ure there, ALL of their planes have equal issues.
@stuartjohnson5464 ай бұрын
I worked for a Boeing supplier in the 90's-2000's with unethical management. I was a delagated FAA be rep and was constantly told to step down when identifying issues. I flagged a safety issue and went through eight engineers and managers before anyone would listen. Most of the time there were no safety issues but Quality Engineering was considered a "necessary evil" that the company was mandated to have. This man is a hero in my opinion and thank God there was (in my case) and currently is a balance in the industry that has prevented even more incidents.
@travisn3462 ай бұрын
I was a senior engineering manager at a major contractor (can't say more). Cutting QC was what prompted my exit.
@markveney29994 ай бұрын
My question, why aren’t we having emergency congressional hearings on this matter?
@TheMrdstroy4 ай бұрын
Bc BA is a branch of US government
@rabblerousin89814 ай бұрын
Because Congress is broken too, for the same reasons :(
@Battered_Fanny4 ай бұрын
Imagine trusting congress you must be gullible to trust a government
@ejuju12 ай бұрын
Because congress is buddy’s with boing and the make military planes for them it’s there 💰
@judithstratton90732 ай бұрын
$
@sloth67654 ай бұрын
A friend retired from Boeing after a lifetime working there and said he will never fly on any Boeing products again.
@snorttroll43794 ай бұрын
Did he give another alternative?
@crazyralph63864 ай бұрын
@@snorttroll4379Although Airbus has had their issues, their quality control is x10 better than Boeing right now.
@215pilot64 ай бұрын
Airbus all the way
@dave53Naomi4 ай бұрын
Boeing was merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Some Boeing engineers blamed managers from former M.D. (After merging they became managers at Boeing) that these former MD managers led the Boeing company in the poor, inferior, wrong way, wrong leadership. i.e. Boeing, after merging with MD, has done less and less design, but more and more integration, because Boeing has overly outsourced lots of major components to contractors/subcontractors, including foreign countries; consequently Boeing engineers have lost valuable design skills. Engineers of contractors, including foreign contractors gained important, high tech, and even airplane top secret engineering/technical skills. Boeing current CEO has bachelor's degree in accounting. He emphasized on Boeing finance and stock prices. I think Boeing needs a CEO with engineering/technical background.
@stearman4 ай бұрын
And it's a shame. When I worked there, the mantra was "If it ain't Boeing, I'm not going".
@brettvaughn10584 ай бұрын
Safety slogans are not safety programs.
@lydian.7734 ай бұрын
Safety programs are not safety ACTIONS and MEASURES.
@user-cr5kc6pb7t4 ай бұрын
I lost count of how many former BOEING employees speak out about this in the comments on videos on this subject,
@craigsowers84564 ай бұрын
No kidding ... "More with Less" is NOT motivational to Employees.
@ChoChan7764 ай бұрын
@@craigsowers8456 15:57 What he says here is extremely important. Since his time, maintenance tech schools have become shorter, leadership at those tech schools is not as knowledgeable, and less emphasis is being placed on fundamentals and theory of operation. Not to mention the fact that the are combining a ton of career fields and pushing this new "multi-capable Airmen" bullshit which is just a fancy way of saying "do more with less". This is a serious problem in the Air Force right now and it WILL get people killed.
@craigsowers84564 ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing that out ... and yeah, folks will not make it thru. Sort of like spinning 360's on black ice ... not much to do but pucker up and wait for the crunch. Sad.@@ChoChan776
@user-fe4sq7gj2u2 ай бұрын
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead in this last week prior to final questioning, then Ed Pierson who has more publicised stance on Whistleblowing of what goes on at Boeing seems alive and well thank goodness ! All very strange!
@KillersFromTheWest2 ай бұрын
He was assassinated by Boeing, 100% no question. This is scary
@anthonyanderson5693Ай бұрын
@@KillersFromTheWest facts
@shayalynn23 күн бұрын
Now the second whistleblower has been found dead.
@AandrewB.4 ай бұрын
I’m a captain on the MAX and NG and I can confirm what he’s saying at 04:37. FMC failures on the MAX are a constant, never had on the NG
@NathansHVAC4 ай бұрын
I gues the FMC isn't going to replace the pilot any time soon.
@drewski15354 ай бұрын
I definitely feel the NG fleet was the last of the best engineered 737's the NG's while with computer upgrades and such they still have some of the old Boeing quality which was better these new Max's they are not fit to fly and are not built with stronger designs
@stearman4 ай бұрын
@@drewski1535 I agree, although the NG had its developmental problems too, being rushed to market before the bugs were worked out. The first ones had flap and trim problems the engineers couldn't figure out. One of the senior "riggers" figured it out and tried to tell the engineering department how to fix the design flaw but the MRB board blew him off, seeing's how he's just an hourly guy and all. He rigged a few and solved the problem proving he knew what he was talking about. When MRB asked him what the fix was, he basically told them to pound sand. Those 2 little spiral memo pads that he always had in his shirt pocket FULL of know how notes went with him as he retired a few months later. That was before I got laid off in 2000 and the same thing happened at Lockheed Martin, management does not listen to people beneath them. I doubt it'll ever change. The only manager that did was Tom Elliot at the Renton flightline.
@soulpowerful2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this
@rodpettet28194 ай бұрын
The entire board and CEO must promptly resign, or be dismissed!
@DP-89644 ай бұрын
They need to be fired, resignation should not be an option. Any deferred income and other payments, should be cancelled. And then, Calhoun should be investigated for his role in this mess.
@laaaliiiluuu4 ай бұрын
@@DP-8964But they probably produce profit for shareholdes so they won't be fired lol
@thlee34 ай бұрын
and cancelled. so theyre not all recycled into other industry companies
@rh6664 ай бұрын
I think they should be prosecuted and thrown to jail instead.
@dblackout11074 ай бұрын
This guy is bad faith. As someone with an actual connection to Dave Calhoun, that guy is brilliant and wants nothing but success for Boeing. Success which can only obviously happen with trying to fix Boeing’s already shit standards of safety BEFORE he joined the company. Even this clown had a moment of clarity when he admitted “this is a complicated problem.”
@jomama55ful4 ай бұрын
Boeing's decline started when they started using MBA trained people in leadership positions. Put an engineer there and watch the changes occur. The engineers are acutely aware of the issues.
@brianzamparelli91664 ай бұрын
The push for MBA's Running companies has ruined America. It's been good for stock prices, but bad for business.
@johnnycab89864 ай бұрын
It's all good for profits to cut corners until they get a real disaster, tank the company stock, walk away with 100 million dollar golden parachutes and roll in the next group of slimebags at the helm for fresh pr where they can pretend they are turning over a new leaf.
@roch1454 ай бұрын
Don’t slam the MBA’s. I have an MBA from one of the most quantitative businesses schools in the US. Trained on using calculus, quantitative analytics, computational simulations etc to solve problems and develop strategies. I’m as much of a numbers person as an engineer. The problem is the mission the MBA’s are told to pursue by senior management. Boeings problems are C-suite leadership problems and an unaccountable board. A complete replacement of these individuals is required to solve the problems at hand.
@sailingaeolus4 ай бұрын
Same with the automakers in the country. I saw an interview with the CEO of F0RD. The guy didn't even know the charging time of the F-150 Lightening.
@craigsowers84564 ай бұрын
Still won't fix the problems IMHO ... until "Quality" has autonomy it will continue unabated. "Engineering" doesn't have a lock on "Doing it right ... the first time". But as noted in a comment above, current Generations don't have the mindset to do the job 100% ... and that's who's getting hired ... MBA (like that is a qualification for excellence LOL), youngsters thinking they can build Aircraft on a Laptop/App from their desks. As "Veteran" workers exited and were replaced (without Mentoring/Training), this is when Quality/Safety went awry IMHO. The way it works is that if you are in "Quality", you have few friends and your name will be scrawled on the bathroom walls.
@user-rj5vt6zx7q4 ай бұрын
As a former pilot, it amazes to this day that we still fly this plane. Ground them all unless you want to see another disaster. Unbelievable…
@casedistorted4 ай бұрын
This needs more attention because it is absolutely fascinating. This is the world we live in now where reputable companies are falling apart, because of horrible CEOs and directors.
@pwandld504 ай бұрын
Yes!!! More will be exposed and FALL. Pluto is going to be in & out of Aquarius this year then we will be rocking & rolling in Aquarius for TWENTY years in November of 2024. That hasn't happened since 1777 to 1798. If you know any history those were GRAND times!!!😂❤😂❤
@richardvervoorn66264 ай бұрын
Ed Pierson has balls of STEEL. I can’t imagine the things he saw and the conclusions he came to that influenced his decision to voluntarily leave a high paying prestigious job to speak up against the poor standards that have become the norm at Boeing. He’s correct, I’ve worked in a related industry of aircraft component repair and overhaul and I can say with all certainty that the bottom line is ABSOLUTELY perceived to be the absolutely first concern of upper management/ownership. Of course that is the reason to be in a business but it MUST NOT take the place of producing a quality product that FLIES. You can’t just pull over the the shoulder and check things out. Boeing’s lack of ethics and responsibility is ABHORRENT !
@evanfinch49874 ай бұрын
He's going to get a book and make more money than he wouldve ever made at Boeing. Seems like a good dude that said.
@dooshdashcams26294 ай бұрын
There'd be a dirt squad on his tail to discredit. Institutional sharewholders have Number One priorities too.
@lukasvanginneken18594 ай бұрын
I work at a small business in Renton. Around 2014 or 2015 a former Boeing engineer was one of our clients. He left the company and was starting out on his own. When he spoke to the manager, he was adamant that she should avoid flying on a 737-Max at all costs. I didn't know what a 737-Max was at the time and had no idea what he was talking about. We thought it was strange.
@mattiafioravanti84754 ай бұрын
Make this man the CEO of Boeing! When ethics pays. Kudos.
@jessboysen19764 ай бұрын
Scary - glad this dude spoke up. He seems 100% sincere. I feel so bad for all those people who lost their loved ones. Hopefully something good comes from this and those 346 people and their families are honored and remembered.
@natebot3214 ай бұрын
Seems this man isn’t just out to cause a stir. He seems to be most interested in taking a realistic look at the situation and finding a solution. Big respect.
@jdekong39454 ай бұрын
Should be reinstated as the CEO of Boeing, cares and gives a f;ck
@jdekong39454 ай бұрын
Should be reinstated as the CEO of Boeing, cares and gives a f;ck
@The-Cat4 ай бұрын
@@jdekong3945 This is capitalism my friend. CEO's arent meant to care, that's the job of customer care. CEO are meant to make shareholders happy as long as the legal and human resources departments all see no issues with the law. that means cutting corners (cutting costs) is the most capitalistic power-move te ever be done within a corporation
@jdekong39454 ай бұрын
@@The-Cat I would say shareholders probably got very itchy ringpieces when they saw the payouts for all those murdered passengers! we are not talking about a consumer product that has the odd defect due to a bit of sskimping on quality but actual death. Just speaking casually to some friends after the door plug incident aand the consensus is "I will not step foot one one of those planes". Capatilism doesn`t seem to work to well when you have reduced customer confidence, those shareholders will move their wealth to safer prospects. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.
@The-Cat4 ай бұрын
@@jdekong3945 The payouts are done via insurance, never out of own earnings. So still happy shareholders as long as stock values holdsup.
@renscience4 ай бұрын
Ed, former 37 year FAA inspector here. If Boeing has an SMS it’s non-existant. Dealt a lot with Boeing repair stations. Total disaster. My guess one of the issues is in Renton at final flight test prior to airworthiness certificate issuance. Also, suppliers, especially Spirit. And yes, the FAA “leadership” is a joke but in their defence, it reflects our country’s culture at this time.
@eduardofarias53974 ай бұрын
Do you mean DEI-wise?
@wolfumz4 ай бұрын
@@eduardofarias5397 you, know, a lot of people complain about the effects of DEI, but these things have only been around for like two years at the vast majority of institutions, and they're not very effective. A review of DEI programs in universities in FL and preliminary results of a review of DEI programs in TX found they have zero effect. This was embarrassing for all sides. DEI proponents were embarrassed because it proves these things just sanctimonious PR and marketing fluff. DEI critics were embarrassed because it turned out there was no grand conspiracy to promote on the basis of race, and the institutions were as meritocracy as ever, DEI had no impact there. There are other researchers and consultants who have found similar results. DEI is mostly marketing fluff, for the vast majority of institutions and companies. I don't know if you're saying the FAA leadership team has been crafted unfairly based on minority status, or Boeing's executives have, but both of those are just flat wrong. It takes two seconds to simply Google their websites and see, no, these are just a bunch of finance people running Boeing. Which is what every engineer working with them has said for 15 years. The finance guys are making dangerous planes. If you can find a single engineer from Boeing blaming DEI, it would be news to me. Finance people destroying businesses and getting paid millions to do it, that's a time honored American tradition, and it is much deeper roots than DEI.
@josephnason87704 ай бұрын
DEI. You nailed it. Probably, not perhaps, the root of the problem.
@wolfumz4 ай бұрын
@@josephnason8770 DEI is the root of the problem? how does that work? DEI has only existed few years at Boeing, and it looks like they've had basically no impact. If DEI was really a root cause, then why doesn't Airbus have similar problems? If you can find one person who has real knowledge about the problems at Boeing, like the poster above, who says DEI promotion and hiring was the problem, I'll eat my shoe. You are missing what's in front your face. 100% of people who know about this are saying the problem is a lack of engineers in leadership and management, and management has chosen to cut back on safety and quality as away of making money. Outside of Boeing, the government refuses to hold them accountable (...because Boeing has a monopoly. If you hurt Boeing in any way, you're harming the entire US civil aviation industry). If you still want to project DEI onto that somehow, and just use your imagination from your armchair, go ahead. There's no evidence indicating DEI has contributed, much less caused, these quality issues.
@RalphEllis4 ай бұрын
The problem is that authorities will no longer allow open defects on critical components - they all have to be signed off and closed. But signing off an intermittent defect, does not mean it is fixed - it merely covers the problem up. How does anyone know if an intermittent problem is fixed? In the old days we were honest, and gave a warning of a potential problem to the next crews, so the problem could be troubleshooted further. Nowadays, every problem is a surprise to the next crews. How does that aid safety.? Lawyers, HR departments, and DEI drives are destroying many industries - aviation especially. R
@RustyAimer7874 ай бұрын
Ed Pierson, Thank you for your courage and commitment to safety. I proudly flew every Boeing product from 707 to 777 for some 40 years. Like you, I am devastated to see what has happened to the company we loved. Where Bill Boeing and Joe Sutter created the “Incredibles.” The men and women who built the greatest aircraft ever, the 747. I was hired at Boeing after age 60 retirement from United Airlines, to teach the not so ready for prime time, the 787 Dreamliner. What I saw in the Renton training center was complete chaos! About the same time Boeing BOD and the upper management went to war with their greatest assets, the “Incredibles.” The rest is a sad, even criminal history, you and I are very familiar with! Captain Ross Aimer, Boeing/United Retired
@Christine-ut4dv4 ай бұрын
Ross rocks
@AtlasJohn4 ай бұрын
Ross! You were the pilot in the simulator interview of the max I saw. Can confirm Ross Rocks.
@pwandld504 ай бұрын
Thank You for sharing❤❤❤
@nostromo7928Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Ross, for your testimony here. It must be hard to see the company you once served proudly making these poor choices and endangering lives for the sake of profits and bonuses. Thank you for your years of service to the public and for bravely speaking out here.
@elenabob49534 ай бұрын
He dares to show his face. We need more people like him.
@davidryan72614 ай бұрын
Boeing lost a great asset when this man walked out the door.
@user-et4vd2kp1b2 ай бұрын
The nation lost a treasure when Ed Pierson died last week of AVFS. (Acquired Vincent Foster Syndrome)
@eleventy-seven4 ай бұрын
Mr. Pierson is a rare man of integrity. I flew on Boeing's for 55 years until the Max. Now it's Airbus or Embraer.
@bubz41964 ай бұрын
its one thing to avoid the MAX but pretty silly to avoid other 737s and other 7 models
@shirlzitting6474 ай бұрын
Oh, and they can go fly a kite.
@overthetip4 ай бұрын
Do you seriously book your tickets based on the plane they will possibly be using?
@matthewsoules70644 ай бұрын
@@overthetip100% yes
@ANONYMOUSAdmin2324 ай бұрын
Hey if you want to possibly end up dead in a plane accident, then by all means disregard this. .
@ChasingMidnight0012 ай бұрын
Praying for your safety Ed Pierson
@lilianabatista98672 ай бұрын
Please protect this man at all cost
@calpal99834 ай бұрын
We need more people like this man.
@ernestphelps69424 ай бұрын
The best part: when I knew that my plane was a Max I step out of it! I love coherent people.
@rcpmac4 ай бұрын
This really struck home! JFC!
@chem30664 ай бұрын
That’s all I needed to hear
2 ай бұрын
Time stamp 6:05
@cyumadbrosummit35344 ай бұрын
We need more people like this man, especially at Boeing.
@batyamasheh35432 ай бұрын
Did he mention he is NOT suicidal?
@sandev884 ай бұрын
Ever since the McDonald Douglas merger, the culture has change dramatically. Stonecipher changed Boeing and transformed it from an engineering company to a financial services company
@ghostrider-be9ek4 ай бұрын
"Stonecipher" is a name thats indicative on its own
@mark6754 ай бұрын
McDonnell not Mcdonald 😂😂😂
@jamesdellaneve90054 ай бұрын
@@mark675McDonald was more accurate. I work on the defense side. Actually, it’s still a good company. But the lazy B (Boeing commercial) laid down during the merger. Everyone has half of a job up there and rank and file employees do what they’re told. I hated Stonecipher. We fired him.
@DennistheMenace20114 ай бұрын
@@ghostrider-be9ek He has no ethics........got caught having an affair with a female employee.
@rcpmac4 ай бұрын
@@mark675 only you care. They would probably screw up a Big Mac too
@regortobo70724 ай бұрын
Very brave! You can hear the emotional pressure he's under. One man in a group of a thousand... Thank you, Sir!
@danitarjohnson3 ай бұрын
Thanks Ed for helping us keep our families safe
@14elvira14Ай бұрын
He's put his hardwork, career, future of him and his family on the line. Please don't let it be in vain. Thank you Ed ❤🙌
@498Afighter4 ай бұрын
Bravery and integrity come in many forms. This is one of the finest examples of that. Thank you for helping protect us.
@heidiiiiiiii4 ай бұрын
I really like this man - he's passionate and to the point. Boeing should swallow their pride and let this man (and people of his choosing) back in to get them back on track.
@DrDeuteron4 ай бұрын
*it’s pride. Boeing is not nonbinary, and corporations don’t have gender. Yet.
@user-yq3fz9ch5q4 ай бұрын
Engineers supervising Engineering🤷♂️
@Ch1naVirus4 ай бұрын
Spreading this as much as I can. Great interview. Thank you, Ed. Your bravery does not go unnoticed.
@bentleymarshall4 ай бұрын
Ever since the Alaska Airlines door plug incident, I've been waiting to hear Ed Pierson weigh in on what happened. I have listened to all the episodes of his powerful podcast, "Warning Bells", and this interview underlines what Ed has been saying all along: that the issues are systemic, not one off flukes. Thanks KIRO 7 News.
@vipahman4 ай бұрын
Boeing should just rename the MAX to MIN in order to keep expectations in check.
@user-cr5kc6pb7t4 ай бұрын
Lol 😂
@vomitkermit34464 ай бұрын
No, MAX checks out. MAXimum profit.
@patrikfloding79854 ай бұрын
Maximum ground impact
@ConstantinPhillipou4 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing the truth. These guys in charge should be put in jail. Unacceptable
@KamilRozkopal4 ай бұрын
Thank you Mr. Pierson for speaking up for all of us (Aerospace Engineers, Flight Crew, Passengers). Your honesty and courage is admirable and above all very important. Wish you best of luck in contribution to turng this industry into right direction. We are all behind you. Hope this comment finds you.
@cH-nb1co2 ай бұрын
Protect this man!
@sailingstpommedeterre49054 ай бұрын
Awesome interview. Mr. Pierson is stating everything that needs to be said.
@user-cr5kc6pb7t4 ай бұрын
Sadly we’re soon going to see Boeing shareholders and politicians getting their pockets lined hiring fake accounts to try and discredit ED!! But too many people have already agreed with ED. Do you remember that video that came out a few years ago? Where 10 out of 15 Boeing employees said they would not step foot on BOEING dream liner problem. Quality and safety issues started when McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in 1989. Period.
@user-cr5kc6pb7t4 ай бұрын
Sadly we’re soon going to see Boeing shareholders and politicians getting their pockets lined hiring fake accounts to try and discredit ED!! But too many people have already agreed with ED. Do you remember that video that came out a few years ago? Where 10 out of 15 Boeing employees said they would not step foot on BOEING dream liner problem. Quality and safety issues started when McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in 1989. Period.
@rcpmac4 ай бұрын
Happy that a local broadcaster/television station covered this even if not so professionally. I'm typically not a local news fan.
@MrAlbundo4 ай бұрын
This is terrifying. Thanks Ed for sharing this with the public.
@esslemonty45884 ай бұрын
Top man. Everyone please listen to this man. Give him all the support he deserves.
@stearman4 ай бұрын
Trouble is, at every aerospace company I've worked for; well meaning, clear headed, educated and experienced technicians, be they mechanics, avionics, electricians or whatever, have told upper management the exact same things this man has told this interviewer. Nothing changes and the only reason we were not fired for our unsolicited advice is because we were in a Union. If an under manager said these things to their superiors, his desk would be cleaned out by noon. They don't want to hear it because they know "better".
@boatman2223454 ай бұрын
We need more people with this kind of courage! And we need way fewer people like the current CEO of Boeing. Here's a valuable tip for the FAA…walk right through the management office section and talk to the people out on the factory floor…they will tell you what's wrong and what needs to be done to fix it!
@bighoss97054 ай бұрын
Unfortunately the FAA is extremely underfunded. I suppose the powers that be are not seriously concerned about aircraft safety. That's the big problem here.
@user-yq3fz9ch5q4 ай бұрын
@@bighoss9705 That falls squarely on the sloped shoulders on the Secretary of Transportation🤷♂️
@boatman2223452 ай бұрын
@@bighoss9705 The FAA is just another act in the Dog & Pony Show. Corporations misbehave, the public raises a stink , the Feds create an agency that supposedly is going to be our watchdog, then underfunds it and handicaps it in a hundred other different ways to ensure it can't do its job. Problem solved!
@bighoss97054 ай бұрын
He is absolutely correct. I have been working in Aerospace Quality since 1980. I retired in 2020. Things are very different now than they were back in the day. What is common practice now was unthinkable back then. I'm glad I'm out of it.
@evanfinch49874 ай бұрын
well planes crash far less frequently now
@RalphEllis4 ай бұрын
The problem is that authorities will no longer allow open defects on critical components - they all have to be signed off and closed. But signing off an intermittent defect, does not mean it is fixed - it merely covers the problem up. How does anyone know if an intermittent problem is fixed? In the old days we were honest, and gave a warning of a potential problem to the next crews, so the problem could be troubleshooted further. Nowadays, every problem is a surprise to the next crews. How does that aid safety.? Lawyers, HR departments, and DEI drives are destroying many industries - aviation especially. R
@arwzqu19644 ай бұрын
Yes you just pray that someone down the line catches the mistakes.
@Starfish21454 ай бұрын
Plz testify before Congress
@kalidilerious4 ай бұрын
Yeah Mr. pretend Aerospace man, planes crash far less now, so figure that out.
@symple_man794 ай бұрын
God bless this man. This is what a real man acts like.
@gosikh4 ай бұрын
Thank you Sir! I worked on 747-400 IDS program and I have to state that there was 3-4 levels of approval. 1 line of code has roughly 40-70 hours of testing. So proud of the safety record of 747-400 Sad to see how MAX program has so many issues. X-Collins SW Eng.
@Logicalstu4 ай бұрын
Very brave and ethical man. Major respect!
@jeep1464 ай бұрын
I had worked on Boeing aircraft for years and was very impressed with the products they were producing. Then in 1999 found my self out of a job so I had heard Boeing was hiring. Turns out they were hiring but they were not paying for experienced help. They hired people with almost no aircraft experience so they would not have to pay fair wages. It didn't take long for the contracts to fall behind and work and to be redone do to poor quality. This was the beginning of build it anyway just save a buck. It's been that way since. How they managed to get away with it this long is what amazes me.
@dave53Naomi4 ай бұрын
Boeing was merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Some Boeing engineers blamed managers from former M.D. (After merging they became managers at Boeing) that these former MD managers led the Boeing company in the poor, inferior, wrong way, wrong leadership. i.e. Boeing, after merging with MD, has done less and less design, but more and more integration, because Boeing has overly outsourced lots of major components to contractors/subcontractors, including foreign countries; consequently Boeing engineers has lost valuable design skills. Engineers of contractors, including foreign contractors gained important, high tech, and even airplane top secret engineering/technical skills
@jeep1464 ай бұрын
Corporate Carpetbaggers.
@stearman4 ай бұрын
@@jeep146 I don't know how they were hiring in 1999 because they laid off 30,000 people the next year from the Puget Sound and Wichita plants. I got a pink slip for Christmas in 2000 and it took people off the flight line that had way over 10 years seniority.
@jeep1464 ай бұрын
Was a defense contract that they won or took over I know they sure didn't want laid off workers from there. They were looking at paying dirt wages with little benefits. Just as well I took a better job at a TV station.
@NoPrivateProperty4 ай бұрын
capitalism sacrifices every aspect of reality to increase the wealth of overlords
@lagodifuoco3134 ай бұрын
Having lived in Kent and Tukwila (Washington) in the late 1990's early 2000's. I personally knew multiple people who worked for Boeing and sub-contractors of Boeing who were in critical inspection positions and QA who were daily meth users. The fact that they were tweaked out on the job has had me grounded from flying ever since.
@davidb22064 ай бұрын
Why didn't you turn them in, like a responsible American citizen? Civic duty.
@trevorlahey19562 ай бұрын
Lmao, way she goes
@thom-mark64434 ай бұрын
I'm a retired QE and QAR with an OEM of fuel delivery systems used by pretty much everything that flies whether military or commercial, with Boeing being one of my charges. What this gentlemen is saying is very true and doesn't apply to just Boeing. The biggest problem in this and all industries is that "quality control" does not MAKE a company money but rather COSTS them. When manufacturing companies make internal cut-backs in efforts to increase profits, Quality Departments are usually the first to suffer.
@ASMRFoodieEats3 ай бұрын
So all planes NOW 😮 😢
@mrdiamo4 ай бұрын
I flew on a 737-9 max a couple of weeks ago x Baltimore and the plane had noticeable airframe vibration going through approximately 15,000’ on climb!! Wasn’t turbulence and was significant for me as an airline pilot to notice! I’m definitely not a fan of flying on any Max aircraft for the foreseeable future Boeing needs to clean up its act and quality control and the FAA needs to keep them accountable!
@rcpmac4 ай бұрын
Yikes! Between this comment and Mr Pierson's, Count me out!
@danstar4554 ай бұрын
The position of the engines create more stress on airframe?
@JustGoAndFly4 ай бұрын
This is what happens when you charge an arm a leg and a kidney to educate those interested in working in the aviation industry. You are left with a very small pool of entitled, wealthy and arrogant individuals to draw talent from. Now your airplanes are crashing.
@jj47914 ай бұрын
There are zero wealthy people working on airplanes. Poor people is who Boeing hires. They hire them because they are cheap. And they are cheap because they know nothing. Let alone their own worth.
@injusticeanywherethreatens48104 ай бұрын
Actual hero. Calling out all these cronies for cutting corners!
@ImJustFunSize4 ай бұрын
Huge thank you for being a whistle blower and risking retaliation for the sake of public safety!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@byte_me_xd-hk5zt4 ай бұрын
a great man. we need more people to speak out against corrupt companies. the leadership team should be fired
@konbonwa4 ай бұрын
I worked in Boeing's commercial engineering and software organizations for almost 30 years. Over the years many rank and file employees have wanted to redesign the 737 and transform it into the modern airliner it should be but corporate management has always resisted this idea. It's been clear for some time that the current 737 airframe with its low wing is not a good fit for the larger diameter higher efficiency turbofans that will be needed to keep the 737 competitive with Airbus well into the future.
@daszieher4 ай бұрын
Why the 707's wing box used as a starting point? It attaches to the same fuselage and accommodates longer gear legs. Wasn't there a re-engine program for 707 to use CFM56s? I believe C-137s as well as E-3s have these (not only KC-135s), so adapting the new engine to this wing box, gear leg length should make it easier.
@mrsayang4 ай бұрын
so true, 100% agreed.
@juanignaciojurado75444 ай бұрын
Thank you for speaking up! Boeing share holders should make this dude CEO 🚀
@dooshdashcams26294 ай бұрын
That'll go against their primary goal. The short term.
@juanignaciojurado75444 ай бұрын
@@dooshdashcams2629 the people will end up taking the bud light route and it will become the short term quick. Short that boeing stock and never step on 37max until its fixed.
@glaefke174 ай бұрын
The shareholders are a big part of the issues.
@Leslie_Knope4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, the FAA isn't much better. Every industry cares more about profits than safety at this point. It's not surprising Boeing has been able to ignore safety standards for so long with the FAA lacking their own safety standards. It's sad, because they were the best at one time. Boeing started caring about profits over people at some point and I doubt anything will change now.
@robertpinson5954 ай бұрын
I just flew to salt lake city utah from atlanta. I made sure i flew out on a 767 because i just like the plane and flew on one to england several years ago. When booking our flight back, i avoided an earlier flight due to it being a 737 max because i watched the documentary on the two crashes. My dad and sister didn't understand my reasoning, but watching this interview just 2 days later just reassures me that i made the right decision. I dont fly often, but i will never fly on a max. Thank you, Ed, for your commitment to the safety of everyone.
@gbormann714 ай бұрын
The fact Calhoun was more concerned about the impact of the door plug popping on customer airline operations than about the traumatic experience for the passengers on that flight says it all.
@caseyjones19994 ай бұрын
I'm so glad he's coming out about this information...... I stopped flying on the max after the first problems....
@lydian.7734 ай бұрын
Thank you, Ed Pierson! Thank you for caring about people’s lives and the Boeing legacy which my father is a part of from the early days when engineers were the most important people at Boeing. And thank you, KIRO. Every other interview is short and unsatisfying. This is a great public service. ❤
@TheRedRaven_4 ай бұрын
It takes a lot of bravery and courage to come out like this, I respect anyone who comes forward and addresses the public.
@mitondo61234 ай бұрын
This is upsetting. It’s the height of irresponsibility to put people at risk. It’s criminal irresponsibility.
@kleberalmeida4 ай бұрын
When the CEO of an airplane company is an accountant, it makes sense to disregard safety, and sound manufacturing practices and quality control, and prioritize maximum profit and cutting costs. That's the problem with most companies in America these days. They have leadership that simply does not understand the technical aspects of it, and only care about profits for the shareholders.
@ZATennisFan4 ай бұрын
Take a look at the way the US Navy does it with their aircraft carrier. You cannot, by Naval regulations, be the captain of an aircraft carrier without being a Naval aviator.
@dave53Naomi4 ай бұрын
Boeing was merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Some Boeing engineers blamed managers from former M.D. (After merging they became managers at Boeing) that these former MD managers led the Boeing company in the poor, inferior, wrong way, wrong leadership. i.e. Boeing, after merging with MD, has done less and less design, but more and more integration, because Boeing has overly outsourced lots of major components to contractors/subcontractors, including foreign countries; consequently Boeing engineers has lost valuable design skills. Engineers of contractors, including foreign contractors gained important, high tech, and even airplane top secret engineering/technical skills. Boeing current CEO has bachelor's degree in accounting. He emphasized on Boeing finance and stock prices. I think Boeing needs a CEO with engineering/technical background.
@JD-pj1hx3 ай бұрын
To the above comment - Check your facts, former CEO Dennis Muilenberg has a degree in aerospace engineering, when the MAX 8 MCAS incidents happened people with engineering backgrounds were actally part of upper management not accountants. The issue with Boeing failures are systemic and root causes are multiple they don't necessarily just stem from people's qualifications.
@steveandereggen31824 ай бұрын
Thank you KIRO for having the courage to broadcast this interview. For the sake of the flying public Boeing and the FAA has to do what this great individual recommends. It's not the plug door issue, it's the production over safety culture present at Boeing right now. I wish more networks would televise these interviews to let the public know the root problem behind the Boeing 737 Max 9 issues. Thank you again.
@jasonmurdoch99364 ай бұрын
This man is a hero nobody should criticize him thank you for your service
@laurabrown6522Ай бұрын
I love the concept of 'healthy planes.' What an incredible manager. Grateful for his honesty & his bravery.
@misshouston4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for speaking about this!
@ianpellant93124 ай бұрын
I lived and worked in Huntsville AL for over a decade. Home to many high tech companies. What I found was the endemic attitude of "don't tell the boss of any problems". Where I worked, the company began losing $30m or so, every quarter. It was rumoured that the CEO founder woud ask at each quarterly meeting: ïf you all tell me that your division is doing well... then tell me how come we are losing so much each quarter?" It was the don't tell the boss syndrome. I was asked to investigate and report.... a few years later at a restaurant, the ex-VP said to me: ÿou're the bastard that cost me my job". Don't kill the messenger? If management at the VP level is so out of touch with what is happening, there is no hope for the company as a whole. Boeing suffers the syndrome. It's so big and diverse that top management probably doesn't even know where the shop floors are.
@tylerpohler32714 ай бұрын
Being a transmission line engineer, this interview reminds me of when I was reading the report given on what caused the Hawaii fire, which was just a complete systematic failure from top to bottom on both sides of the equation with the electrical company and the state government and the federal government, and people die tragically when it can easily be completely prevented
@gregvisioninfosoft4 ай бұрын
Protect and listen to and revere when a person knows what is happening... It's a gift he is giving to society... Do something useful with what he is sharing...
@CD-kh2pw4 ай бұрын
Great info, worked at Boeing too, disaster in every dept. No leadership. Was this her first interview? She was awful, embarrassing for the network
@lancethompson68394 ай бұрын
Great interview! Thanks for posting!
@AirborneAnt4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your Candor…I hope shedding light to these problems will have a turn around and spark a new focus on fixing the issues…Thank you for your honesty and courage 👍👍👍👍👍
@kevinbacon87164 ай бұрын
I worked at Boeing for a short while. A friend of mine that was on the assembly side said they would have to have their worked signed off by a supervisor ,but the supervisor wouldn't even inspect the work. They would just sign off on the spot to keep it moving.
@scottriddell78934 ай бұрын
A supervisor is not an inspector. In fact, union and FAA rules forbid that.
@kevinbacon87164 ай бұрын
@@scottriddell7893 I'm sure it's a misquote on my part. They may have said inspector and I'm misremembering it as "supervisor". This conversation would have been about 7 years ago now.
@patrikfloding79854 ай бұрын
@@scottriddell7893Even so, work needs inspecting within the manufacturing process. Not just by designated inspectors. Typically more inspection is done for fresher recruits.
@patrickflohe74273 ай бұрын
Someone is bullshitting here. Supervisors don’t sign off work.
@pm11044 ай бұрын
This man speaks the truth ………I do hope this is taken seriously and the FAA put down layers to stop these issues ! 😢
@cnuttall41934 ай бұрын
The FAA needs to have the employees for real oversight if that what is missing. But that smacks of big government and the majority of citizens seem to be railing against it these days.
@jj47914 ай бұрын
The FAA is a big part of the problem. They never act to clarify anything. They always make everything ten orders of magnitude worse than it would be otherwise.
@stevemcgowen4 ай бұрын
As someone who has worked in quality control in American factories I am happy Delta uses Airbus on routes I fly. American factories use temp workers, most of whom don’t care at all about what they are doing.
@sashav45Ай бұрын
Thanks, good we have people like Ed who is ready to put he's carrier and everything to save people's lives.👏👏
@robbinshood794 ай бұрын
As an airplane mechanic, I will not fly my family on any Max either.
@KnownAsLeo4 ай бұрын
This is the outcome when the accounting department & shareholders relations is listened to more than the engineers. Profits first, quality & safety a distant second.
@whickervision7424 ай бұрын
Well think about incentives. With insider knowledge they know when the big production push is happening, when the cash is coming in. They have months lead time to sell shares and time their exit when the problems begin to show up. With the use of shell companies or "friends" they can even short the stock. The whole point is to sew the seeds of chaos to profit from it. Like puncturing tires if you have a business franchise selling tires, but on a grander scale.
@dave53Naomi4 ай бұрын
Boeing was merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Some Boeing engineers blamed managers from former M.D. (After merging they became managers at Boeing) that these former MD managers led the Boeing company in the poor, inferior, wrong way, wrong leadership. i.e. Boeing, after merging with MD, has done less and less design, but more and more integration, because Boeing has overly outsourced lots of major components to contractors/subcontractors, including foreign countries; consequently Boeing engineers have lost valuable design skills. Engineers of contractors, including foreign contractors gained important, high tech, and even airplane top secret engineering/technical skills. Boeing current CEO has bachelor's degree in accounting. He emphasized on Boeing finance and stock prices. I think Boeing needs a CEO with engineering/technical background.
@swd79014 ай бұрын
Thanks Ed! It's so important that you have the courage to speak up.
@user-ud2eh9ry4m2 ай бұрын
watch your back ED and keep up the good work you are doing
@JohnAllen4074 ай бұрын
It is disheartening to witness the decline of American ingenuity and technology. We have the potential to achieve so much more. Let's strive for excellence!
@whickervision7424 ай бұрын
In a different industry, I was the secret magic elf that stayed late (sometimes to 1 AM) to fix fit-and-finish problems before the equipment was crane loaded on the shipping truck the next morning. It was leaving no matter what. Unpaid because salary, but it was important to me that the customer got what they ordered. Secret elf method won't work at a 24/7 operation. I'd have been shaken down. It's also really bad (apparently) to take photos to document before and after fixes. It's not as if anyone would be fired, but floor workers seem to think it would somehow affect their standard 3-4% raises. Take a worker in for yearly review. You did really good. That's why I'm giving your a 3% raise. Next worker: your performance needs improvement, that's why I'm only giving you a 3% raise. Do better.
@patrikfloding79854 ай бұрын
This is commendable, but is also a risk factor in itself, if no final inspection is done by a well rested person. So not a solution -more of a desperate attempt at fixing things the management doesn’t care about.
@rcpmac4 ай бұрын
Airlines should be required to post what plane is making your flight before flight day and allow you to switch accordingly. The Boeing company would quickly feel the impact of it's betrayal of the public trust and begin to revamp it's priorities or end up with a desert full of unsellable aircraft.
@tireddoodles2 ай бұрын
It not just problem in plane building it is problem whole society
@sen59084 ай бұрын
Well done Ed for speaking out, I would gladly fly on a old 757, but not the new ones
@PAC-fp9hy4 ай бұрын
An Airbus person here. It is interesting what he says about Dave Calhoun being seen as big deal, walking the floor. I will not get into a pissing contest as I know there are zealots on both sides, however, we don't see that level of detachment from Guillaume Faury. There is a culture of speak up at Airbus and management take it very seriously. But Airbus is not without its flaws. However, we address them as an engineering company, not a Wall Street Company. I am hypothesizing, but potentially Boeing has gotten worse as Airbus has caught up and in the bread and butter market of the single aisle, Airbus is now number one. Cutting corners to compete using a 1960s plane is a recipe for disaster and flogging the venerated but ancient airframe of the 737 is pushing Boeing to take on design risk that was a factor in the two crashes a couple of years ago. Boeing is playing catch up now to Airbus in the single aisle and is really not used to that situation and is making mistakes as a result. In the longer term, neither company wants to have to invest in a new model for that segment because it is very, very expensive, but if Boeing go for a clean sheet design, Airbus will follow, unless it stretches the A220. So potentially it is a case of who blinks first with a new model that will undoubtedly have to be radically different from what has gone before in terms of power plants, environmental footprint etc.
@briancavanagh70484 ай бұрын
How many times in the last 40 or even 50 years was the 737 going to be redesigned as a new clean sheet design? Between the 737 and the 757 did the management shutter the wrong program?