Boeing is back in the spotlight Wednesday as company whistleblowers, both past and present, converged on Capitol Hill. They shared troubling details about safety shortcuts taken by the company. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] “I was ignored…I was told frankly to shut up,” said Sam Salehpour, a current quality engineer […]
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Jury awards city of Fort Worth whistleblower over $1 million in wrongful termination trial
A Dallas jury awarded over $1 million in lost wages and benefits late Thursday to Ronald Burke, a former assistant information services director for the city of Fort Worth. Burke filed a wrongful termination suit against the city, alleging that he was retaliated against after he and another colleague, William Birchett, reported concerns about corruption […]
Boeing whistleblower tells Congress he ‘was told effectively to shut up’ as he voiced concerns. Here’s a timeline of the company’s latest problems.
A Boeing whistleblower testified on Wednesday that despite numerous attempts to flag safety issues he was seeing with aircraft manufacturing, he was ignored and sometimes threatened by his superiors. Several witnesses told senators that Boeing’s company culture prioritizes money-saving measures over safety in its production of the 787 Dreamliner and the 777 aircraft. In , […]
Boeing in the spotlight as Congress calls a whistleblower to testify about defects in planes
Boeing will be in the spotlight during back-to-back hearings Wednesday, as Congress examines allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer. The first session will feature members of an expert panel that found serious flaws in Boeing’s safety culture. The main event will be a second hearing featuring a Boeing engineer who claims […]
New Boeing whistleblower raises safety concerns about 787 Dreamliner. Here’s a timeline of the company’s recent problems.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating claims made by a Boeing engineer about the company’s 787 and 777 jets. Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer who had worked on the 787 and 777 aircraft, alleged that the planes were improperly fastened together and said he was worried that after years of use, the planes could break […]
New Boeing whistleblower raises safety concerns about 787 Dreamliner. Here’s a timeline of the company’s latest problems.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating claims made by a Boeing engineer about the company’s 787 and 777 jets. Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer who had worked on the 787 and 777 aircraft, alleged that the planes were improperly fastened together and said he was worried that after years of use, the planes could break […]
CIA refutes whistleblower claim pushed by Republicans leading Biden impeachment inquiry
House Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were dealt their latest blow this week when the CIA informed them that an allegation they pushed was false, the latest example of House Republicans citing questionable information to make a serious claim. Without the evidence or the votes to impeach the president, at this […]
Indian company sold contaminated shrimp to U.S. grocery stores, ‘whistleblower’ says
This story is a product of an NBC News investigation in collaboration with The Outlaw Ocean Project, a nonprofit journalism organization. Joshua Farinella had been working in the seafood industry for eight years when he received an exotic job offer too lucrative to pass up — managing a shrimp factory in southern India. The salary: […]
Boeing Whistleblower Warned Friend Before Death
John Barnett, 62, was in the process of testifying against the Boeing Company regarding the aircraft manufacturer’s manufacturing processes when he was found dead in South Carolina with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Now, though, a family friend of Barnett’s says that, before he died, he warned her that […]
A Boeing whistleblower says he got off a plane just before takeoff when he realized it was a 737 Max
A Boeing whistleblower told CNN he refused to fly on a plane he’d boarded after realizing it was a Boeing 737 Max. Ed Pierson said he’d deliberately made sure the plane wasn’t a 737 Max prior to booking. Pierson spent 10 years at Boeing and testified to Congress in 2019 about its factory in Renton, Washington. A Boeing whistleblower […]
Boeing whistleblower who warned of aircraft safety flaws found dead
A former Boeing quality inspector who filed a whistleblower complaint over alleged plane safety flaws was found dead “from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” officials in Charleston, South Carolina, said Monday. John Barnett, 62, of Louisiana, spent more than three decades at the aircraft manufacturing giant and sounded the alarm with aviation […]
FAA audit, Southwest impact, whistleblower found dead
There is a trio of terrible headlines for Boeing (BA) on Tuesday morning. First, Southwest Airlines (LUV) is reevaluating its full-year guidance given the airplane maker’s troubles. Southwest says Boeing told it to expect 46 737-8 aircraft deliveries in 2024, well below the 79 737 Max deliveries the airline was expecting. As a result, Southwest […]