Boeing's critics often claim that two deadly jetliner crashes a few years ago and the blowout of a section of a third plane in January made clear that the...
, said Tuesday that while it is not his job to assess Boeing 's finances, giving too little attention to safety has not turned out well for the company.
Boeing pitched the new offer directly to workers, circumventing negotiators for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Regional union leaders, whothat rank-and-file members rejected, reacted angrily to the presentation of the new offer and said they would not call a ratification vote before a Friday night deadline the company set.
One lawmaker noted that Boeing reached agreements with the FAA and the Justice Department in 2015, 2021 and 2024 to do more on safety, and incidents like the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max keep happening. He said that since Boeing submitted a plan to improve its manufacturing and take measurements, “They have been trending in the right direction.”
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