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By Daniel Baxter |
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December 5, 2010 - The latest 787 delay is an
opportunity for The Boeing Company to reevaluate its
failed outsourcing strategy and return to the
engineering roots that built past success, according to
the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in
Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001.
Issuing the advice, the SPEEA Executive Board on
Thursday (Dec. 2) unanimously urged Boeing leaders to
use the delay to completely evaluate parts coming from
suppliers and where appropriate, bring back work that is
better performed by Boeing employees.
?The outsourcing model has not worked,? said Tom McCarty, SPEEA president. ?Recently, we?ve seen a few indications the company wants to reemphasize engineering. SPEEA members have the ability and experience to turn things around and protect the Boeing reputation.? |
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Nearly
three years behind schedule, outsourced work on the 787 is at
the root of delays. A fire in an electrical panel produced by
Hamilton Sundstrand is causing the seventh delay for first
delivery. While the length of the latest delay is not yet known,
union leaders said this provides an opportunity to identify
other aspects of the program that would be done better in house.
In July
2009, problems at Vought resulted in Boeing taking over its
plant in While acknowledging too much was outsourced, some Boeing divisions continue the practice. The company recently announced plans to hire contract pilots to do some customer training and airplane delivery duties of its own airplane manufacturing pilots. The move will have non-Boeing pilots training the pilots of customers. The Boeing pilots recently voted to come into SPEEA as a new bargaining unit.
?The rest
of Boeing is busy reversing their 787 outsourcing mistakes,?
said Goforth. ?It?s bewildering to see Boeing risking its
reputation yet again by laying off their own experienced pilots
and replacing them with temps. We hope the company reconsiders
this decision.?
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