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Joshua Dean, a 45-year-old former quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystems who had recently become a whistleblower about manufacturing defects on the Boeing 737 MAX, tragically passed away following a sudden illness. Boeing whistleblowers keep passing away.
Emphasizing earnings over excellence turned out to be bad business for Boeing.
Boeing faces new scrutiny as allegations emerge from a whistleblower about the assembly of its 787 and 777 jets. Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour reveals issues that could potentially compromise the structural integrity and lifespan of some aircraft. These detailed complaints, submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration, highlight critical flaws in the assembly process, particularly with the 787. He claims that during the plane’s assembly, crews failed to properly fill tiny gaps between fuselage parts, a problem that not only puts additional wear on the aircraft but could lead to catastrophic failures. The whistleblower’s assertion that Boeing prioritized speed over safety in its assembly line practices adds to a growing narrative of concern surrounding the aerospace giant’s production culture. The company has defended the 787’s structural integrity, stating that the issues raised do not affect the…
The CEOs of United, Southwest, American and Alaska all sought a meeting with Boeing’s board without its CEO. This plan was hatched at March 7th meeting of their lobby shop Airlines for America. And it was leaked to the Wall Street Journal.
The Alaska Airlines incident occurred after market close on Friday. By the time markets opened on Monday, the value of Boeing stock had fallen by $12 billion. As Matt Levine observes, the cost to shareholders was far greater than to passengers on the Alaska flight.
United’s CEO is talking about backing out of its order for hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft and has lost confidence in the planemaker, having made calls looking for changes at the top of that company.
American’s CEO, too, is unhappy with Boeing – even though his airline doesn’t operate the MAX 9 which was grounded after an Alaska Airlines flight had a door plug separate from its fuselage inflight, suffering rapid depressurization.
Kirby is apparently seeking management changes at Boeing after losing confidence in the planemaker. Whether Boeing’s CEO stays or goes may rest with the federal government.
At the end of last year United Airlines ordered 100 Boeing 787s with options for 100 more, in addition to ordering 56 Boeing 737 Maxs and exercising options on 44 that were previously ordered as part of a massive buy in 2021.
United is going back to market for even more planes.
When you see arguments that the U.S. ought to model Europe and Airbus in its own economy, that’s not really an argument about Airbus or Boeing it’s an argument by former conservatives who want to use the tools of government towards their own end, so are putting out content to give their switch greater intellectual grounding.
While it’s been an open secret that Air India has been about to purchase nearly 500 aircraft in an order split between Boeing and Airbus, the Airbus order was announced… but we were waiting for the order from Boeing. The reason why the two orders weren’t announced together is now clear. It awaited President Biden so that he could be a part of the announcement.
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