Wednesday, April 17, 2024 10:40AMStream New York's #1 news - Accuweather - original content 24/7will be in the spotlight during back-to-back hearings Wednesday, as Congress examines allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer.
The whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, sent documents to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the quality and safety of Boeing's manufacturing. The lawmakers are seeking all records about manufacturing of Boeing 787 and 777 planes, including any safety concerns or complaints raised by Boeing employees, contractors or airlines. Some of the questions seek information about Salehpour's allegations about poorly fitted carbon-composite panels on the Dreamliner.
The Boeing officials also dismissed another of Salehpour's allegations: that he saw factory workers jumping on sections of fuselage on 777s to make them align. CEO David Calhoun, who will step down at the end of the year, has said many times that Boeing is taking steps to improve its manufacturing quality and safety culture. He called the blowout on the Alaska jet a "watershed moment" from which a better Boeing will emerge."We need to look at what Boeing does, not just what it says it's doing," said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, which will hold the first of Wednesday's two hearings.
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