An engineer at Boeing testified before a Senate investigations subcommittee that the company’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft could “fall apart” due to quality issues in the manufacturing process.
“A Senate investigations subcommittee examines the allegations of major safety failures at Boeing in a hearing featuring an engineer from the plane maker who claims that sections of the skin on 787 Dreamliner jets are not properly fastened and could eventually break apart. The whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, sent documents to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the quality and safety of Boeing’s manufacturing,” the Associated Press wrote.
“They are putting out defective airplanes,” Salephour told the subcommittee.
“Are these planes safe?” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asked.
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Wow. Boeing whistleblower essentially tells @HawleyMO he doesn’t think their planes
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