Boeing lost trust of Americans, needs strict oversight, US official says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

March 15, 2025 2:47 PM EDT Updated 3 hours ago


WASHINGTON/SEATTLE, March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. planemaker Boeing(BA.N) lost its way and also lost the trust of the American people after a January 2024 mid-air emergency involving a new Boeing 737 MAX and two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday. Duffy also said the Federal Aviation Administration is not yet ready to lift a 38-plane per month production cap on the 737 MAX.

"When you breach the trust of the American people with that safety and with your manufacturing, we're going to put the screws to you to make sure you change your ways and start doing things right," Duffy told Fox News Channel’s The Faulkner Focus after a visit on Thursday to the Boeing 737 factory in Renton, Washington. "They've lost trust."

Duffy traveled to Washington and met with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, along with acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau, following last year's mid-air panel blowout on a new Alaska Airlines (ALK.N) 737 MAX 9 airplane that was missing four key bolts. Ortberg will testify April 2 before Congress.

Boeing said it was pleased to show Duffy and Rocheleau "the progress we're making to further strengthen safety and quality. Our team continues to work on improving our culture and rebuilding trust." Duffy said at a press conference Friday that Boeing's new leadership is making improvements. "They get it and they are making the changes in manufacturing," he told reporters in Seattle. "I think they are making progress but they still need tough love."

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/boeing-lost-trust-with-americans-needs-strict-oversight-us-official-2025-03-14/

[montanacowboy]

1. And I would say to that - The American People

have lost trust in their government and it needs strict oversight! How about that asshole?

[turbinetree]

2. This Duffy character is a fucking idiot..............and him touring the plant in Washington...........

is a joke...................maybe this asshole should read the latest articles form Aviation Week and Space Technology to see what the FAA is doing with Boeing maybe he can get into the loop instead of trying to make it appear that he knows what the hell is going on............he wouldn't know a rivet gap from a toilet gap...................he has no clue what airport call signs are................none............JFC................

[montanacowboy]

5. We call him "Archie"

after the comic book

[Initech]

3. Yeah good luck with this nightmare rotation!

[Stargazer99]

4. I live in Seattle and 2 whistle blowers died with in 2 months of each other-both stating that if they died it would NOT

be suicide....and no one seems to care or know about this ...no investigation...since when does businesses become god? Would you care if your business had this questionable attitude?

[James48]

6. Funny.

My FAA Inspector friends who monitor Boeing both in Seattle, in South Carolina, and in multiple places across the country have had to cancel or reschedule audits - as some of the Inspectors credit cards have been turned off. They can’t go visit and pay travel expenses right now. True story.

[amcgrath]

7. Good timing.

As the world turns its back on their military products.