FULL INTERVIEW: Former Boeing manager turned whistleblower Ed Pierson

I worked at Boeing for 40+ years. I had the privilege of working with Ed as we developed a maintenance services product for airline customers. I can confirm that Ed’s character is solid. Ed is honest and full of integrity. We should all be grateful he is doing what he is doing.

Seeing how we treat whistleblowers these days, this man is very brave.

PROTECT THIS MAN AT ALL COSTS

Whistleblowers are probably THE most devoted employees of any organization - they are willing to put their entire lives and careers on the line to expose problems so the organization can take corrective steps to get better.

Safety is our number one priority. Unless it costs money? Thanks Ed for going public.

Never seen a Manager at a major company maintain this much eye contact. Every word he said was honest. Very few of these execs can do an interview this long and answer every question straight to the point like this man did

As a retired airline pilot who flew ONLY Boeing during my whole career (B757-200 and -300, B767-300ER and B747-400 and -8i) and who loves Boeing aircraft, I am thankful for such honest people like Ed Pierson, who speak up and address all problems honestly as they are. Boeing must wake up now and improve, to come back to it´s full strength and potential. There is no way to cut corners. The FAA is a big part of the safety issues and they must change aswell.

He is nervous, probably somehow scared, and brave, but essentially, he is an Engineer. A f* good one. He's what you expect to find in a company like Boeing. Much respect from an Airbus one.

It might be time to consider if Boeing's leadership should face criminal charges. I think so.

"I'd stop building the max if it were up to me" Thats all you need to hear right there!

"Wouldn't step foot" on a 737 MAX and "would not build that plane anymore" because they are "not solvable". Horrifying.

This guy needs to get promoted to CEO he’s absolutely correct.

As a 35 year Boeing employee who left, I completely agree with everything he said!! 787 has equal issues.

As a long time Airline Mechanic myself, I appreciate this man's Integrity and Ethics.

My question, why aren’t we having emergency congressional hearings on this matter?

I worked for a Boeing supplier in the 90's-2000's with unethical management. I was a delagated FAA be rep and was constantly told to step down when identifying issues. I flagged a safety issue and went through eight engineers and managers before anyone would listen. Most of the time there were no safety issues but Quality Engineering was considered a "necessary evil" that the company was mandated to have. This man is a hero in my opinion and thank God there was (in my case) and currently is a balance in the industry that has prevented even more incidents.

Safety slogans are not safety programs.

A friend retired from Boeing after a lifetime working there and said he will never fly on any Boeing products again.

I’m a captain on the MAX and NG and I can confirm what he’s saying at 04:37. FMC failures on the MAX are a constant, never had on the NG

As a former pilot, it amazes to this day that we still fly this plane. Ground them all unless you want to see another disaster. Unbelievable…