Safety-focused Boeing plans "reduced" presence at UK air show. 15/07/2024
- Ana Cunha-Busch
- Jul 14, 2024
- 2 min read
By AFP - Agence France Presse
Safety-focused Boeing plans "reduced" presence at UK air show.
Boeing plans a "reduced" display of commercial airplanes at the upcoming Farnborough air show as it focuses on safety and quality control, the company announced on Monday.
The crisis-ridden aviation giant will still have several exhibitions and public presentations at the British Air Show next week but has signaled that it will be different from previous presentations.
"We are focused on implementing our comprehensive safety and quality plan and delivering on our commitments to our customers," said Brendan Nelson, president of Boeing Global.
"With these priorities in mind, we have reduced the display of our commercial airplanes and flight demonstrations at the show, and will focus on new technology, sustainability, safety, and service solutions."
Nelson added that "the best way to build trust is through high-quality performance in our factories, one airplane at a time".
The comments are consistent with those of Chief Executive Dave Calhoun and other Boeing officials, who have pointed to safety-oriented work stoppages and slowed production
and slower production operations as an indication of Boeing's commitment to improving safety.
The company has been under scrutiny following a near-catastrophic incident in January with a 737 MAX flown by Alaska Airlines, which was forced to make an emergency landing after a fuselage panel exploded.
Boeing has also been in the headlines over the status of a 2021 criminal settlement with the Justice Department that US authorities say the company violated.
Boeing said last week that it had reached an agreement in principle on the matter that the DOJ said included a guilty plea from the company for "conspiracy to defraud the United States" during the certification of MAX airplanes.
At next week's British air show, Boeing will exhibit sustainability technologies, weapons systems, and a 777X interior highlighting "the airplane's large cabin, larger windows, and spacious architecture," said a Boeing press release.
The program also features senior executives, including Boeing's chief technology officer, Todd Citron, and chief sustainability officer, Brian Moran.
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