FAA and Boeing Safety Review Needs to be Transparent

The safety review of Boeing by the FAA (https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/faa-says-new-boeing-safety-review-will-take-about-three-months-2024-10-18/) is needed to restore confidence by the public and corporate customers and ensure continuation of commercial aviation in the US. Safety culture is a tenuous thing and is challenging to hold on to during times of restructuring of the kind Boeing has undertaken in the recent decade (having suppliers take on more of the design and assembly tasks than before). But safety reviews or audits only work when taken seriously by both sides and when the audience for that review includes all stakeholders like customers. As uncomfortable as it can be for open discussion of failings, this is a critical part of getting risk management right.