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.

  • ruckblack@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    8 months ago

    By the way, busses create greenhouse gasses. If we need to get carbon emissions to zero, and you take the bus, by your own logic, you are a murderer. Stew on that for a bit.

    • delirious_owl@discuss.online
      1·
      8 months ago

      Plenty of busses run on city electric grids. But you’re right, we need to make all busses electric and make the electricity renewable. Its not OK to burn a gram of fossil fuels.

      • ruckblack@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        8 months ago

        Well gee wiz, I sure hope you’re ensuring any and all of your electricity is coming from renewable sources without emissions. That coal stuff is pretty nasty! Otherwise you’d be a bit of a hypocrite every time you posted something here, wouldn’t you?