A safety committee at Boeing has recommended the chain of command be reformed , so top engineers report to the chief engineer first , rather than business unit leaders , as part of a company - wide review . The committee , expected to deliver a report to the Boeing board in the coming days , also recommended a new safety group should be set up to ensure divisional independence and improve information sharing , while future aircraft designs should be changed to accommodate less experienced pilots . The committee also hired independent safety experts who had experience with industrial accidents including the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Columbia space shuttle disaster and the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. The reviews reflect a company effort to reform internal processes following the two crashes of the Boeing 737 Max jet .
A safety committee at Boeing has recommended the chain of command be reformed , so top engineers report to the chief engineer first , rather than business unit leaders , as part of a company - wide review . The committee , expected to deliver a report to the Boeing board in the coming days , also recommended a new safety group should be set up to ensure divisional independence and improve information sharing , while future aircraft designs should be changed to accommodate less experienced pilots . The reviews reflect a company effort to reform internal processes following the two crashes of the Boeing 737 Max jet .