Reference Message Network reported on June 14 that according to a report from the Financial Times website on June 12, an Air India flight bound for London crashed at a critical time when Boeing was facing a series of safety and production crises.
The accident involved a Boeing 787 aircraft, and the cause is still unclear, but this accident may impact the recovery plan formulated by the new CEO, Kelly Ortberg. Boeing's stock price has risen more than 20% year-to-date, but fell 5% on the 12th.
Ortberg said on the 12th that a team from Boeing is ready to support the investigation led by the Indian Aviation Accident Investigation Bureau.
Since the door of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft fell off during a flight in January 2024, industry veteran Ortberg, who took office in August last year, has been trying to stabilize Boeing's production and improve its quality control processes.
After two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, Ortberg vowed to change the culture of this aircraft manufacturer.
Although there were no fatalities, the incident of the door falling off last year raised new questions about Boeing's manufacturing issues and quality control.
The crash of the Indian flight focused attention on Boeing's most advanced model, the wide-body 787 used for long-haul flights.
Despite its good safety record, the 787 encountered setbacks during production. In 2013, a battery fire led aviation safety regulators to ground the model for four months. Recently, due to quality control issues, Boeing had to suspend deliveries of 787 aircraft for nearly two years.
Whistleblowers also expressed concerns about the manufacturing process of this model.
Last year, Boeing denied a senior engineer's claim regarding the structural integrity of the model within the company.
Aerospace experts emphasized on the 12th that it is still too early to determine the cause of the crash, but some anomalies were pointed out based on the accident video.
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal website on June 12, the crash of an Air India flight bound for London was the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 787 aircraft, posing a new challenge to this aircraft manufacturer that was just beginning to recover from a series of safety and manufacturing crises.
In recent years, this struggling American company has faced various problems one after another, losing billions of dollars due to grounded aircraft and production delays. The crash on the 12th threatens the company's fragile recovery.
It is still unclear what caused the accident. It could be caused by a variety of complex factors, ranging from crew errors to external interference or manufacturing and design defects.
The accident occurred at a critical time for Boeing. The company had just begun to recover from a highly publicized accident last January that resulted in the resignation of the then CEO and renewed scrutiny of the company's safety culture and production issues.
Since then, this aircraft manufacturer has suffered significant financial losses and production delays as it tries to address manufacturing faults and alleviate concerns of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Before the crash on the 12th, the 787 aircraft had been one of the best performers in terms of safety records in commercial aviation, with no fatal accidents since its introduction in 2011.
Known as the "Dreamliner," the 787 is Boeing's best-selling wide-body aircraft, with nearly 1,200 787 aircraft delivered to customers so far.
However, the 787 model encountered some setbacks during production.
Some whistleblowers also expressed concerns about the production of the 787, stating that Boeing discourages employees working on this model from pointing out problems or suggesting improvements to prevent issues from occurring. (Translated by Xu Yanhong)
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