Buttigieg: ‘Encouraging’ to See Boeing Employees ‘Err on the Side of Reporting’ Safety Concerns

BRENNAN Boeing released a ░░░░░░░░ that said they saw ░░░░░░░░ 500 percent increase in ░░░░░░░░ number of employee submissions ░░░░░░░░ safety concerns during the ░░░░░░░░ two months of 2024 ░░░░░░░░ is of course after ░░░░░░░░ these high profile incidents ░░░░░░░░ happened with that plane ░░░░░░░░ just flying off Okay ░░░░░░░░ s good employees are ░░░░░░░░ something and saying something ░░░░░░░░ a 500 percent increase ░░░░░░░░ mean that would suggest ░░░░░░░░ there are actual issues ░░░░░░░░ Buttigieg That s right ░░░░░░░░ s an encouraging part ░░░░░░░░ a concerning part The ░░░░░░░░ part is we want ░░░░░░░░ and any producer in ░░░░░░░░ aviation space to have ░░░░░░░░ culture of if you ░░░░░░░░ something say something We ░░░░░░░░ to make sure those ░░░░░░░░ for reporting work We ░░░░░░░░ both whistleblower mechanisms to ░░░░░░░░ us know something directly ░░░░░░░░ the FAA but in ░░░░░░░░ healthy company that should ░░░░░░░░ be happening within the ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Were they discouraging ░░░░░░░░ earlier Buttigieg If there ░░░░░░░░ evidence of that that ░░░░░░░░ lead to direct action ░░░░░░░░ m not here to ░░░░░░░░ an accusation like that ░░░░░░░░ this time If anything ░░░░░░░░ want you to err ░░░░░░░░ the side of reporting ░░░░░░░░ that s the encouraging ░░░░░░░░ The concerning part of ░░░░░░░░ is that any of ░░░░░░░░ issues are happening at ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ Boeing is under a ░░░░░░░░ amount of scrutiny right ░░░░░░░░ including from the FAA ░░░░░░░░ administrator took the extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ of saying that Boeing ░░░░░░░░ increase their production until ░░░░░░░░ ve demonstrated that they ░░░░░░░░ do it safely And ░░░░░░░░ all of this is ░░░░░░░░ making sure that we ░░░░░░░░ the extraordinary safety record ░░░░░░░░ U S aviation That ░░░░░░░░ not something that will ░░░░░░░░ by ever being satisfied ░░░░░░░░ the status quo.”