Boeing Releases 4th Annual Safety Report

Inside Boeing’s Latest Safety Findings

Boeing has published its fourth annual report detailing the company’s efforts to enhance product safety. This includes advancements in its safety culture, practices, and continued partnerships with customers and the industry. The report outlines the implementation of a Safety Management System (SMS) and ongoing changes addressing recommendations from a panel of experts authorized by Congress.

 

“Safety is at the core of everything we do. In our industry, continuous learning is required to achieve the highest levels of safety,” said Don Ruhmann, Boeing Chief Aerospace Safety Officer.

“The multiple ways we at Boeing are learning – and applying that knowledge to drive improvements that protect human life – continues to expand.”

The 2025 CASO report covers progress achieved over the last 12 months:

The 2025 CASO report covers progress achieved over the last 12 months:

Safety Culture

• Enhanced and encouraged the use of Speak Up, Boeing’s employee reporting channel for product safety, quality and compliance concerns.
• Doubled, to more than 1,000 people, the number of Boeing teammates in the company’s SMS Champions Program, which builds understanding of SMS and advocacy of its practices within Boeing teams and factories.

Safety Practices

• Submitted a comprehensive set of actions to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to address recommendations made in a Congressionally authorized expert panel’s safety review.
• Implemented Design Build Safety reviews, in which teams apply safety risk management practices to ensure engineering requirements are properly translated into production.
• Expanded the sources and systems for safety data and widened the application of machine learning to identify and address potential hazards proactively.

Collaborating for a Safer Industry

• More than 300 airline operators were engaged in developing and implementing integrated solutions that further strengthen aviation safety.
• Convened the third annual Boeing Aviation Safety Conference, bringing together approximately 300 experts from across the aviation industry to exchange knowledge and insights on safety improvements.