New Boeing whistleblower alleges serious structural flaws on 787 and 777 jets

www.seattletimes.com New Boeing whistleblower alleges serious structural flaws on 787 and 777 jets

In a new public relations setback for Boeing, a quality engineer alleged shortcuts to increase production led to potentially serious structural flaws on its 787s and 777s.

A Boeing quality engineer went public Tuesday with damaging allegations that the jet-maker took manufacturing shortcuts to increase production rates that leave potentially serious structural flaws on its 787 and 777 widebody planes.

The Boeing engineer, Sam Salehpour, alleged that almost 1,000 787s and about 400 777s currently flying are at risk of premature fatigue damage and structural failure.

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Dudes got some balls after what happened to the last guy

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- Suicide by employer
  
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He will probably soon die from a car crash or suicide by 54 shots in the back of the head

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If it's Boeing, I ain't going.

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I really hope he has a plan to stay safe and also has a document saved with multiple people in the event of an 'unforseen sudden death'.

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God dammit dude why did this have to be the year that I'm doing a lot of flying

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- Stop flying a lot. Jesus, you do realize the harm you're causing the climate?!?
  
  We need a frequent flyler tax ffs
  
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  ruckblack isn't the problem unless he flies a private jet.
  
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  I, for one, recommend the frequent flyler tax. Absolutlely.
  
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  I said "this year", and I'm flying 4 times. Lots of people who need to travel for work do more than that in a month. Relax.
  
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'member when 747 was shorthand for any commercial passenger jet?

the enshitification will continue until profits improve

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Fingers crossed they don't decide to shoot themselves in the back of the head 🤞

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You know they could just bring back the 747 and make a bunch of those but new. And have less problems?

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- they’d still find ways to reduce production costs and increase risk to passengers
  
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  Yeah the problem is not the design, it's the manufacturing.
  
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