Current:Home > MarketsPressure on Boeing grows as Buttigieg says the company needs to cooperate with investigations-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Pressure on Boeing grows as Buttigieg says the company needs to cooperate with investigations
View Date:2024-12-23 22:43:26
With Boeing facing multiple government investigations, the company needs to make “a serious transformation” around its safety and manufacturing quality, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday.
The comments came one day after Buttigieg said the aircraft builder is under “enormous” scrutiny by his department since a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max jetliner in midlfight.
Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation into the Jan. 5 blowout on an Alaska Airlines jet. That followed the company’s admission that it couldn’t find records that the National Transportation Safety Board sought for work done on the panel at a Boeing factory.
The Federal Aviation Administration, part of Buttigieg’s department, is also investigating Boeing.
“Obviously we respect the independence of DOJ (the Department of Justice) and NTSB (the National Transportation Safety Board) doing their own work,” Buttigieg told reporters Monday, “but we are not neutral on the question of whether Boeing should fully cooperate with any entity — NTSB, us, or DOJ. They should, and we expect them to.”
Buttigieg said Boeing must “go through a serious transformation here in terms of their responsiveness, their culture and their quality issues.”
Boeing gave a one-sentence response.
“We will continue to cooperate fully and transparently with all government investigations and audits, as we take comprehensive action to improve safety and quality at Boeing,” the company said.
Alaska Airlines said it is cooperating with the Justice Department investigation.
“In an event like this, it’s normal for the DOJ to be conducting an investigation,” the Seattle-based airline said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating and do not believe we are a target of the investigation.”
Last week, Boeing, which is based in Arlington, Virginia, came under withering criticism by NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy over the missing work records on the Alaska jet. She told a Senate committee that Boeing had repeatedly rebuffed her agency’s attempts to get information ever since the blowout. Boeing disputed some of Homendy’s claims; NTSB stood by her testimony.
The FAA has barred Boeing from boosting production of Max jets and gave the company 90 days to come up with a plan to fix quality-control issues.
veryGood! (994)
Related
- Kentucky governor says investigators will determine what caused deadly Louisville factory explosion
- Vermont medical marijuana user fired after drug test loses appeal over unemployment benefits
- How smart are spiders? They zombify their firefly prey: 'Bloody amazing'
- Georgia lawmakers say the top solution to jail problems is for officials to work together
- Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines
- Scott Servais' firing shows how desperate the Seattle Mariners are for a turnaround
- Why Taylor Swift Is “Blown Away” by Pals Zoë Kravitz and Sabrina Carpenter
- How will NASA get Boeing Starliner astronauts back to Earth? Decision expected soon
- Amazon Best Books of 2024 revealed: Top 10 span genres but all 'make you feel deeply'
- Indianapolis police fatally shoot man inside motel room during struggle while serving warrant
Ranking
- Two 'incredibly rare' sea serpents seen in Southern California waters months apart
- Ronda Rousey's apology for sharing Sandy Hook conspiracy overdue but still timely
- The EPA can’t use Civil Rights Act to fight environmental injustice in Louisiana, judge rules
- Logan Paul Addresses Accusation He Pushed Dog Off Boat in Resurfaced Video
- Amazon Best Books of 2024 revealed: Top 10 span genres but all 'make you feel deeply'
- A girl sleeping in her bed is fatally struck when shots are fired at 3 homes in Ohio
- Why Taylor Swift Is “Blown Away” by Pals Zoë Kravitz and Sabrina Carpenter
- LMPD officer at the scene of Scottie Scheffler's arrest charged with theft, misconduct
Recommendation
-
Minnesota county to pay $3.4M to end lawsuit over detainee’s death
-
Conflicting federal policies may cost residents more on flood insurance, and leave them at risk
-
Scott Servais' firing shows how desperate the Seattle Mariners are for a turnaround
-
Pickle pizza and deep-fried Twinkies: See the best state fair foods around the US
-
These Yellowstone Gift Guide Picks Will Make You Feel Like You’re on the Dutton Ranch
-
Rate cuts on horizon: Jerome Powell says 'time has come' to lower interest rates
-
'I will be annoyed by his squeaky voice': Drew Bledsoe on Tom Brady's broadcasting debut
-
Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is beginning an exceptional journey