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Will Boeing keep their promise?

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Will Boeing keep their promise?

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In January, an emergency exit door blew off a Boeing 737 Max airplane just after take-off. Luckily, passengers had their seatbelts on and the plane wasn’t very high. What if the passengers weren’t wearing their seatbelts and the plane was at high altitude? A lot of people would have died.

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An investigation from the US National Transportation Safety Board said that four bolts were missing from the door. Boeing faces a criminal investigation into the incident, and legal action from passengers on the plane.

To make matters worse, this is not the first incident Boeing has had with safety. Five years ago, two brand new 737 Max planes had accidents and 346 people died. What was the reason? Flawed flight control software. The company admitted that they hid the faults from inspectors. Basically, Boeing chose profit instead of safety. Boeing paid $2.5 billion to settle out of court.

Boeing promised to make a commitment to safety. But have they done better? The incident in January makes us wonder if Boeing has kept their promise!

Pilot Captain Dennis Tajer says that flying a Boeing 737 Max is like, “watching a troubled child.” In short, the pilot feels that a Boeing Max 737 is unpredictable and unreliable. He says he is always on alert because, “I don't trust that they've followed the processes that have previously kept me safe on Boeing airplanes for over three decades."

What has caused the lack of quality and security at Boeing? A report says there is a communication problem between senior management and staff. Staff were hesitant about reporting problems because they were afraid of retaliation.

Whistleblower John Barnett, former quality manager for Boeing, said that Boeing rushed to build planes as quickly as possible and this made the planes unsafe. He also said that sometimes workers under pressure put substandard parts on planes. Barnett committed suicide in March 2024.

Boeing is currently under investigation. Let’s hope the outcome of the investigation makes us all safer when we fly!

to blow off: (ici): s’envoler

take-off: le décollage

a bolt: (ici) un boulon

a legal action: un procés

to make matters worse: envénimer les choses

brand new: flambant neuf

flawed: qui présente des défauts

a software: un logiciel

to settle out of court: s’arranger à l’amiable

chief executive: directeur générale

a commitment: un engagement

in short: en résumé

unreliable: peu fiable

previously: auparavant

retaliation: des représailles

a whistleblower: une personne qui tire la sonnette d’alarme

substandard: de qualité inférieure

to commit suicide: se suicider

an outcome: un aboutissement

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