The company said in a news release that it had made improvements “in multiple areas including safety culture, training, simplifying their processes, and eliminating defects.”The announcement comes less than a week after the latest deadly incident involving one of its aircraft.
In the worst air crash in South Korean history, 179 people were killed when a Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the runway at the Muan International Airport.
These incidents came after several fatal crashes involving Boeing jets in recent years, including Boeing planes operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines that led to the various aviation authorities issuing grounding orders against specific Boeing jets.
The release itself notes both the 53-day strike as well as the Alaska Air incident that kicked off the company’s awful year.
Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the near-catastrophe aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 and the company will likely be keen to show its progress in the year since.
Persons:
skidded, John Barnett, “, Robert “ Kelly ”, ” Ortberg, Lester Holt, Michael Whitaker, Aerosystems
Organizations:
Boeing, Muan, Final Assembly, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Indonesia’s Lion Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Reuters, Federal Aviation Authority, NBC News, FAA, Alaska Air
Locations:
South, Alaska