United said it lost $200 million from the temporary grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller discusses whether the U.S. is facing a transportation crisis and addresses Boeing’s “money-making” issues. united airlines announced its first-quarter results on Tuesday, revealing a loss of about $200 million due to the temporary grounding of its Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet earlier this year. The Chicago-based airline reported a […]
Boeing whistleblower says he’s ‘at peace’ if something happens to him
Boeing whistleblower Sam Salepour appeared to tear up as he told a Senate committee that he was “relieved” by the decision to go public with his story. Salepour, a Boeing quality engineer, said the company “rushed to address production bottlenecks” that resulted in parts of the 787 Dreamliner’s fuselage being improperly connected, resulting in serious […]
Boeing whistleblower says 787 could ‘fall apart’ mid-air under fatigue failure
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller discusses whether the U.S. is facing a transportation crisis and addresses Boeing’s “money-making” issues. Boeing whistleblower Sam Salepour has doubled down on his claims that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner needs to be grounded due to widespread safety concerns. Mr. Salepour, a Boeing engineer, previously made the claims in documents […]
Boeing whistleblower: ‘Absolutely’ a culture of retaliation
A Boeing whistleblower told a Senate committee Wednesday that he was silenced and intimidated after raising concerns about flaws in the aviation giant’s manufacturing processes. Sam Salepour, a Boeing quality engineer, said parts of the fuselage of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner were improperly joined together, which could cause the plane to disintegrate in flight after a […]
Boeing employees’ use of safety concern service up 500% after panel blowout | Boeing
Internal services for Boeing employees to raise safety and quality concerns have “exploded” this year, an executive said after a whistleblower said he endured retaliation for speaking out. insisted. The company has been under intense scrutiny since a horrific cabin panel explosion in January raised new questions about the production of its best-selling 737 Max […]
Boeing 737 Max diverts to Idaho after in-flight emergency
A Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Air Canada made an emergency landing in Idaho this week after an onboard emergency occurred. On Tuesday, Flight 997 was en route from Mexico City to Vancouver, Canada, when it diverted to Boise after the pilot received an indicator light on the flight deck, the airline told FOX […]
Ex-Clinton adviser Declan Kelly consulting on Boeing CEO search
Former Hillary Clinton adviser Declan Kelly has been secretly helping Boeing Co., which faces numerous safety concerns, The Post has learned. Kelly — retired from consulting firm Teneo in 2021. Accused of inappropriately touching six employees at charity event — He has been advising former Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on communications strategy for the past […]
Congress Summons Boeing CEO amid Whistleblower Claims on 787, 777
Outgoing Boeing CEO David Calhoun has been called to testify before a Senate subcommittee about the company’s troubled jetliner amid new safety allegations from a whistleblower. . A lawyer for whistleblower Sam Salepour said the company prioritized profits over safety and “involuntarily” placed him into the Flight 777 program after he raised concerns, according to […]
Boeing whistleblower says company dismissed safety concerns
Boeing engineers claim the plane maker ignored safety concerns about the company’s production of 787s and 777s, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Sam Salepour, an engineer who has worked for Boeing for more than a decade, told the FAA that the 787 Dreamliner’s fuselage had sections that were improperly […]
FAA probing Boeing whistleblower’s alarming claims about 787, 777 jets
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating claims by a Boeing whistleblower that the company dismissed safety and quality concerns in its production of 787s and 777s, an agency spokeswoman said. This was announced on Tuesday. Boeing engineer Sam Salepour identified technical issues affecting the jet’s structural integrity and claimed that Boeing took shortcuts to alleviate […]