New documents concerning Boeing 737 Max make alarming revelations

The popular and acclaimed Boeing 737 Max has been grounded since March till date after two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia within a short period of five months.

Accordingly, a House of Representatives Transportation Infrastructure Committee and the Federal Aviation Administration are examining documents submitted by Boeing Co. regarding the situation and the safety of the aircraft.

Recently, the chief executive Dennis Muilenburg was fired due to being unable to adequately handle the aftermath of the mentioned tragic crashes, killing a total of 346 people. Unfortunately, the company’s documents paint an even grimmer picture and reveal alarming or more so, “disturbing” information that shows that employees expressed safety concerns regarding the aircraft which fell on deaf ears as the company was more concerned about continuing with production.

However, following these tragic events, Boeing has said that they have actively brought this information to the attention of the Congress and the FAA because they are committed to transparency and would like to take corrective measures. They have also opened up about making substantial changes to their organization- specifically safety processes.

Contents Of The Documents

Basically, the documents contain communication between management, employees, and other officials regarding the production and operation of aircraft. The last documents submitted also include instant messages from a former senior pilot by the name of Mark Forkner.

Forkner admitted to another pilot that he may have unintentionally provided misleading information to the FAA that may have caused concern regarding safety procedures and a particular safety system during testing. The file, released to the FAA in October, contained 2016 messages exchanged between these two individuals.

Earlier, these documents had been sent to the US Justice Department and a full-fledged criminal investigation is in the process examining issues related to the 737 MAX. Boeing is doing all of this in an attempt to show that the company is now vowing to be more responsible and in fact, is responsible, so that their master aircraft can get back in the air.

The company’s shares have dropped over 20% in the last nine months which isn’t good news for current investors, thought prospective investors may want to invest if they see the Boeing 737 MAX issue being resolved in the near future.

David Calhoun To Take Over As CEO

While the company is handling safety concerns and the issues already pertaining to them, the other big change is that Board Chairman David Calhoun will be presiding and taking the position of CEO on January 13th.

Calhoun, who is 62, has been on the board since 2009 and was formerly associated with General Electric.