Boeing shares dropped almost 2% after concerns were raised over its 787 and 777 jets.

Boeing is facing new pressure after a whistleblower reported safety concerns over the manufacturing of some of its planes to US regulators.

Engineer Sam Salehpour accused Boeing of taking shortcuts in the construction of its 787 and 777 jets.

He claimed he was “threatened with termination” after raising concerns with bosses.

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The whistleblower complaint, which was first reported by the New York Times, is the latest incident to focus attention on the safety of planes made by US-based Boeing, one of the world’s two major producers of commercial planes.

The company was already facing criminal investigation and other legal troubles, after an unused exit door broke off of one of its smaller 737 Max 9 planes shortly after take-off in January.

  • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.ggEnglish
    79·
    9 months ago

    There’s some definitive “do it, you won’t” energy here.

    Which to be fair, it would look really bad for Boeing if this guy “committed suicide” too. To the point it might actually be safer to be the second guy.

    • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
      462·
      9 months ago

      Boeing isn’t worried about “looking bad”. They’ll kill this whistleblower too if they get the opportunity.

      • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.ggEnglish
        151·
        9 months ago

        There’s no way whoever ordered the hit the first time (assuming it really was an ordered hit … and it probably was) individually is going to want that heat.

        It’s one of those things that “if one of your acquaintances dies, it’s plausible it really was an accident like you said. If people who hangout with you keep dropping … a lot more eyes are looking at you.”

        It’s probably not a true “company” position to murder whistle blowers, but somebody presumably thought it was in their own best interest.