Warning Bells

Join Ed and his guests, Michael Stumo and Joe Jacobsen, as they discuss the status of the FAA Reauthorization Act and why Congress must incorporate nine recommendations from families of crash victims.

Ed is joined by Doug Pasternak, former Director of Investigations and Oversight for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Mr. Pasternak led the committee's 18 month long investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX airplanes after two crashes resulted in the deaths of 346 people.

Ed welcomes former Boeing and FAA engineer Mike Dostert as they cover a wide range of topics including compliance issues and the systemic erosion of safety, regulatory oversight, and business culture, in a sector which may have lost its way.

Ed welcomes Paul Njoroge, a Canadian financial advisor who tragically lost his family in the 2nd MAX crash. Paul and Ed discuss the failures of corporate leadership by Boeing’s Board of Directors that contributed to the MAX disasters.

Ed welcomes distinguished Captain Dennis Tajer, a 737 pilot with more than 30 years aviation experience including military service. Captain Tajer presently flies the 737 MAX airplane. Highly respected in the industry, Capt. Tajer is also the Communication Chair for the Allied Pilots Association representing over 15,000 American Airlines pilots.

Ed welcomes Michael Stumo, who lost his 24 year old daughter Samya on the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash. Michael shares the ongoing battle victim family members are waging to prevent another disaster and their response to an invitation by Congress to have specific input into the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Bill.

Ed and his guest Chris Moore, a Canadian engineer that lost his daughter Danielle on ET302, discuss the shocking reality that the aviation industry currently enjoys an industry exemption which allows individual engineers to operate without a national, independent, licensing authority. Given the recent and ongoing issues facing aviation today -- this strikes as beyond the pale.

A disturbing trend continues as repetitive inflight malfunctions mount for the Boeing 737 MAX. Former FAA Safety Engineer Joe Jacobson joins Ed to examine the latest incident reports and their related concerns.

Prior to the crashes of two brand new 737 MAX airplanes, Boeing began a process of eliminating thousands of inspections on EACH MAX plane.

This podcast explores the radical changes being made to Boeing’s quality control program. Join Ed and his guest, Mike Molsee, an airplane quality control expert and former Boeing employee, handpicked to assess the changes to Boeing's quality control program, as they discuss the unbelievable changes Boeing has been making to its once vaunted quality management system in an effort to accelerate airplane manufacturing.

What if your loved one was killed? As difficult as it would be to grieve your loss – you would want to know - who was to blame? Why did this happen? And you would want to seek justice. An American right bestowed upon everyone. And staunchly guaranteed by the Department of Justice. But what it you learned that right could be stopped? Join the victims’ families as they share a tale which defies belief.