This will be fine for about a week, then the beancounters will get a whiff of this unprofitable action and it will die a withering death. I am sure that there will be a plaque on a door and paper will be generated with that PSS logo but the world can rest assured that as a “department of shop” it will be undermanned, underfunded, and totally ineffective.
“Safety is at the core…” If that is true - why does it require government oversight to get things done right? Should not the government be very impressed their fine work? When lives are lost because safety was not at the core, so trust is also lost.
"How is this guy still CEO?
That’s my question as well. He should have been fired several months ago. He is the person mainly responsible for maximizing sales at the expense of proper design and internal reviews. The PSS committee is basically a effort done for show. Boeing’s problem is poor or nonexistent internal communications, which cannot be corrected by another layer of safety reviews unless the various departments are required to sit in the same room and actually review changes or modifications. Oh, and the marketing department should be specifically prohibited from being involved.
Don L., you’re correct. They got some good fixing and restructuring to do first. Not very convincing.
Does this mean they will pay more than $10 an hour for their critical safety software?
Or is the board shocked they were paying so much?