Report Expected To Be Released This Week In Wake Of 737 MAX Accidents

An internal committee reviewing Boeing's corporate structure is expected to recommend a reorganization of the company.

The New York Times reports that a committee made up of Boeing board members are expected to release their findings sometime this week. They have been talking with company employees, safety experts and executives at other companies to shift their design and manufacturing operations.

Among the expected recommendations from the committee are changes to Boeing's organization structure, calling for the creation of internal groups charged with improving safety, and encouraging the company to look into making changes to future cockpit configurations, given the level of training that many new pilots bring to their jobs.

The committee did not investigate the two accidents that led to the grounding of the 737 MAX.

The report is expected to suggest changing the reporting lines between design engineers and top management. Currently, lead engineers report first to company management, and then the chief engineer. The report will recommend that that order be reversed. There is also expected to be a call for the establishment of a new safety group that will work across the company.

Future airplane design considerations is also expected to be addressed.

The internal panel is separate from the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) committee that is looking into the certification process for the 737 MAX.

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