American plane manufacturer Boeing should blame “failure of elites” as diversity training risks “ripping our society apart”, an alleged insider has claimed.
Boeing has hit the headlines recently amid conversation about industries being handicapped by commitments to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies.
The embattled aviation company is in the middle of a safety crisis.
A Boeing 737 Max jet ignited after a door panel vlew out aboard an Alaska Airlines flight.
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The disaster resulted in 171 of its fleet being grounded pending safety investigations.
The Federal Aviation Administration also capped the production of the jets.
Further incidents took place involving 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019.
The first involved a Lion Air flight in Indonesia which crashed killed 189 people.
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The second incident resulted in an Ethiopian Airlines flight going down, killing 157.
However, an insider now believes the problems facing Boeing can be traced back to elites who subsequently lead to society ripping itself apart.
The insider told City Journal: “[Boeing is] just a symptom of a much bigger problem: the failure of our elites.
“The purpose of the company is now ‘broad stakeholder value,’ including DEI and ESG.
“This was then embraced as a means to power, which further separated the workforce from the company. And it is ripping our society apart.”
An insider believes the problems facing Boeing can be traced back to elites who subsequently lead to society ripping itself apart
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They added: “The DEI narrative is a very real thing, and, at Boeing, DEI got tied to the status game.
“It is the thing you embrace if you want to get ahead. It became a means to power.
“It is anti-excellence, because it is ill-defined, but it became part of the culture and was tied to compensation.
“Every HR email is: ‘Inclusion makes us better’. This kind of politicisation of HR is a real problem in all companies.”
GB News has approached Boeing for comment.