Michael O’Leary’s public condemnation of Boeing’s corporate culture and recent changes to its 737 Max program will likely heap further pressure on the planemaker.
After a string of recent incidents on Boeing jets, United CEO Scott Kirby said the carrier is committed to putting “safety first” in a memo to customers.
Keeping passengers interested while not diluting the core safety message is a tricky balancing act. It looks like Qantas may have missed the mark on this one.
The ferocity of the storm meant planes had to travel much further than usual to find a safe diversion airport to land, with some domestic flights being rerouted internationally.
The Department of Transportation's inspector general has several ongoing audits trying to measure the effectiveness of the Federal Aviation Administration. That's probably a nuisance to the FAA, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. Oversight is important.
The 60 Minutes report on Sunday about Allegiant Air was solid, serious journalism. But it wasn't much of a surprise to industry insiders, who have known about the carrier's issues for awhile. Will executives have to deal with a wider fallout now?