Boeing Stirs Pentagon’s Ire With More Dings, Damage to Aircraft
- Incidents of aircraft, parts damage show ‘negative trends’
- Mishaps prompted a letter to Boeing’s defense chief Caret
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Boeing Co. has been cited by the Pentagon’s contracts management agency for an increase in incidents of damage to military aircraft or components at three of its facilities.
The citation from Army Lieutenant General David Bassett, director of the Defense Contract Management Agency, cited “recent negative trends” in mishaps at Boeing’s facilities in Seattle, San Antonio and Mesa, Arizona, “that far exceeds historical rates” and are “not consistent with expected performance.”