Weener is a fellow at the Flight Safety Foundation in Alexandria, Va. He worked on runway safety, ground accident prevention, approach and landing accident reduction.

Before his retirement from Boeing in 1999, Weener’s positions included chief engineer for airworthiness, reliability, maintainability and safety; chief engineer of systems engineering; and chief engineer for safety technology development.

Weener is also a licensed commercial pilot, and flight and ground instructor. He received a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan.

(This item appeared Jan. 22, 2010, in the Journal of Commerce.)