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Why does Boeing have so many safety issues? US media: The culture of chasing short-term profits has "deteriorated" 

On the 8th, a tire cargo appeared on a United Airlines Boeing 757 after it took off from the Los Angeles International Airport station. This is the second tire cargo accident on a United Airlines Boeing passenger plane in the past four months.

Tower: United Airlines Flight 1001, we have just been notified that your aircraft has lost a wheel.

Pilot: Oh, okay. Um, stand by.

United Airlines confirmed that the flight involved was United Airlines Flight 1001, flying from Los Angeles to Denver, operated by a Boeing 757-200. During takeoff, the passenger plane lost a main landing gear tire. At the time of the accident, there were 174 passengers and 7 crew members on board. United Airlines said that after the tire fell off, the plane continued to fly to Denver International Airport and has landed. No ground personnel or people on board were injured. At present, the fallen tire has been found and the cause of the accident is under investigation.

In March this year, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 passenger plane bound for Osaka, Japan, had a tire fall off while taking off from San Francisco, USA, and several cars in the airport employee parking lot were damaged.

2,600 Boeing planes under inspection for oxygen mask problems.

In addition to tire problems, there are also oxygen mask problems.

The Federal Aviation Administration said on the 8th that because passenger oxygen masks may fail in an emergency, the agency has required inspections of 2,600 Boeing 737 aircraft, including Boeing 737 MAX and 737 NG models. The Federal Aviation Administration said that it has received multiple reports that the passenger service unit oxygen generator displacement problem occurred in the relevant models.

Boeing reaches plea agreement with US Department of Justice; victims' families express "disappointment" and demand rejection of agreement.

There have also been new developments in the two air accidents a few years ago.

On the 8th, Boeing announced that it had reached a plea agreement with the US Department of Justice regarding two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The families of the victims expressed "great disappointment" about this.

The agreement states that Boeing has admitted to "fraudulent" behavior towards federal regulatory agencies, accepted a second fine, and committed to investing hundreds of millions of dollars in "compliance and safety projects," with the court determining the specific amount of compensation to be paid to the families of the victims of the air crash.

Boeing's guilty plea can avoid a trial and a heavier sentence. The victims' families expressed "great disappointment" at the conclusion of the Justice Department's five-year investigation, believing that it was tantamount to condoning Boeing's "putting profits over safety."

Victim's brother Javier: If it wasn't Boeing, but someone else who committed fraud and caused 346 deaths, would we still be having this discussion? Of course not. Such an agreement should not have been given to people, but because it was Boeing, they could turn a blind eye to the rules.

Nadia, the victim's mother: The U.S. Department of Justice did the same thing as Boeing. They just looked at the file, stamped it, and kicked it aside instead of reviewing it carefully, investigating it responsibly, and pursuing justice. Boeing also built its airplanes in the same way, pushing them off the production line, leaving the factory, and then letting these dangerous airplanes fly.

Currently, the Department of Justice and Boeing are filing a written plea agreement, which will be submitted to the court before July 19. The surviving family has submitted an objection to the court, asking the presiding judge to reject the plea agreement at the upcoming hearing.

In October 2018 and March 2019, Lion Air Indonesia and Ethiopian Airlines flights crashed, resulting in a total of 346 fatalities. The crashed planes were all Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Why do Boeing have so many safety issues?

While "pleading guilty" to criminal charges, Boeing has had repeated safety incidents, making it difficult for the public to regain trust in Boeing. It is probably no coincidence that various accidents occur one after another.

Boeing's culture "deteriorates" as it pursues short-term profits

After two fatal air crashes occurred on Boeing 737 Max series passenger planes, American investigative journalist Peter Robison analyzed in his book "Flying Blind" that there was a problem with Boeing's underlying culture. The pursuit of short-term profits replaced the engineering culture of excellence.

CBS reporter Van Cleve: In your book, you talk about the crash exposing Boeing's culture. Is that true? Has Boeing's culture deteriorated?

American investigative reporter Peter Robison: These words were basically said by Boeing employees. They are systemic problems and cultural problems. Senior managers just stare at the stock price and focus on stock buybacks, without listening to the opinions of lower-level employees.

In January this year, a door jam fell off an Alaska Airlines Boeing aircraft. CBS pointed out that after the accident, Boeing's position was exactly the same as after previous air crashes. It apologized and said it would solve the problem. Repeating the same rhetoric can no longer convince the outside world. Last month, Elizabeth Rand, Boeing's senior vice president of quality for commercial

CBS reporter Van Cleve: After the 737 Max crash, we heard very similar words at the time, and now we are here again to discuss solving problems, but these problems sound like they should have been solved before. So how can you make others believe that you people at Boeing are really solving the problem?

After the two crashes, American media pointed out that Boeing hastily launched new aircraft models in order to compete for the market and reduce costs. Investigations have shown that the "Maneuvering Characteristics Enhancement System" of the 737 MAX passenger plane was a major factor in the crash. In addition, Boeing has outsourced its business layer by layer and values profits more than safety.

Putting interests before safety and moving manufacturing capabilities overseas

Wang Yanan, editor-in-chief of "Aviation Knowledge", an aviation expert at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics:Two of Boeing's moves have actually been considered to have huge problems. The first is that Boeing is more concerned about investors' returns, or the overall value of its market stocks, so Boeing will use capital means to Push up value.

Wang Yanan, editor-in-chief of "Aviation Knowledge", an aviation expert at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics:The second approach is that Boeing has continuously transferred the manufacturing capabilities it controls outwards over the past 20 years. In other words, Boeing controls less and less direct manufacturing capabilities.

Wang Yanan, editor-in-chief of "Aviation Knowledge", an aviation expert at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics:The series of heavy losses suffered by Boeing are actually caused by its lack of safety culture, quality culture and reliability culture, and the continuous erosion of these cultures by the profit culture. This kind of negative consequences is actually enough to serve as a wake-up call.

Regulation can also be outsourced. US aviation regulators failed in their duties

Boeing's management problems have led to defects in aircraft production and manufacturing, and relevant U.S. government departments have also failed to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities. In order to save money, the Federal Aviation Administration has for decades outsourced some of the aircraft safety certification work that should be performed by regulatory agencies to aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, causing Boeing to "act as both a player and a referee" for a long time.

Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Program at the Center for American International Policy: It's a common practice where airlines sort of capture U.S. regulators, and the regulators become almost partners or supporters of the industry rather than part of the industry.