Amid scrutiny over 737 Max, Boeing to replace 900 inspectors. And union is not happy
Boeing is pushing ahead on a plan to cut about 900 inspectors, replacing their jobs with technology improvements at its Seattle area factories, despite being under fire for software flaws in the 737 Max and quality issues in its other aircraft.
The union has raised an outcry, calling it a "bad decision" that will "eliminate the second set of eyes on thousands of work packages" in its newsletter to members.
Some 451 inspectors will be transferred to other jobs this year, and about the same number next year, out of a total of about 3,000 at its commercial aircraft operations in the Seattle area, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 751, has told its members.
Boeing, which confirms the plan but won't disclose the number of workers involved, said the changes will result in better quality overall.
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