A safety committee at Boeing has recommended the chain of command be changed, so top engineers report to the chief engineer first, rather than business unit leaders, as part of a company-wide review. The committee, set to deliver a report to the Boeing board in the coming days, also said a new safety group should be set up to ensure divisional independence and improve information sharing, while future cockpit designs should be changed to accommodate less experienced pilots. In an interview with Reuters, Mr. Mulally acknowledged that he had not been briefed on the committee’s recommendations, but added that they were “very much under consideration.”
A safety committee at Boeing has recommended the chain of command be changed, so top engineers report to the chief engineer first, rather than business unit leaders, as part of a company-wide review. The committee, set to deliver a report to the Boeing board in the coming days, also said a new safety group should be set up to ensure divisional independence and improve information sharing, while future cockpit 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.