Boeing whistleblowers testify before Senate panel on company's safety culture

Boeing whistleblowers testified before a Senate committee about the aircraft company's safety culture. Among the witnesses is Sam Salehpour, the latest Boeing employee to speak out about safety concerns for the 787 Dreamliner.
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[@Suburp212]

These 4 witnesses now need 24/7 protection to prevent their otherwise inevitable "suicide".

[@zhouye7647]

can you trust the ''protection''? Maybe it is the ''protection'' pulled the trigger.

[@Haarschmuckfachgeschafttadpole]

Imagine actually believing that there was an assassination.

[@GSGATA]

The first guy who suicided was in a parking garage with tons on video.

[@HaefeleProbus]

Sorry mate but an actual Chanel classic Flap superfake goes for 600 dollars when purchased directly from the factory and passes at least 5 of your checks. What you have there isn't even midtier *esluxscom*

[@ytjepool754]

I had an attempt on my live.

[@lilithdemonia74]

Think about how many of these whistleblowers are well into their 50s, 60s and have worked in this industry for decades. They were loyal, had pride in their work, and worked hard to do the best job they could do. Testifying before congress against the companies they love, is something they never expected. They will be discredited, threatened and made unemployable but they spoke out to prevent tragedies and save lives.

[@wjksea]

It’s really dysfunctional how corporate charters issued by the federal government have allowed this to happen. The MFs who recently walked away, walk with millions of dollars. The U.S. needs a culture that doesn’t resent the people who design and build. Who generate the wealth from their labor, creativity and service. The psychopath management was even dividing engineering from the assembly line. I heard it in the attitude of an engineer 15 years ago. This comes from management and the financials. Too much power in those areas.

[@evanm6739]

Seems a little extreme. They will not be made unemployable nor discredited by any means. Any company would be in understanding of the situation.

[@wjksea]

Not for many public and private employers. Alan Greenspan called it worker insecurity. The insecurity keeps unions out, wages suppressed and benefits in a decline. Where applicable this is good for hedge funds. CEOs are compensated well to focus on this intention. Good for investors, terrible for safe planes.

[@flyingelvis8850]

​@@evanm6739Says the gullible voice of ignorance.

[@HaefeleProbus]

Perception is everything, I remember saving up for my first LV and some coworkers automatically thought it was fake because I was a young black girl. At that point I really stopped caring what people's opinions were, people will always have their opinions based on how you look. After this I shopped in *esluxscom* . If you drive a Bentley and get out of the car with a fake Hermès, no one will question you.

[@jaytaylor2312]

Breaking news Terrorists refuse to hijack plane after realizing it’s made by Boeing

[@cgriffin7483]

Bahahahah. You a FUNNY dude

[@mu3076]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nasserziri]

😁😁😁

[@Johnfulkan283]

😂😂😂😂😂 that is funny but sad

[@user-vq2wr7fh7l]

Lol

[@DARKORBITPYRO]

This is what happens when you let a business or finance major run an ENGINEERING COMPANY. Engineers need to step up and push these business people out of the decision making processes of all industries. Enough is Enough!

[@jemand8462]

as both an engineer and an MBA I will tell you no, it's not always like this, this happens if garbage human beings make decisions, no matter if engineers or business people. Actually a lot of managers and executives are engineers, just switched into the business part.

[@DARKORBITPYRO]

@jemand8462 I disagree. Once you bring terms such as return on investment, net present value, budget, and simple payback to an engineering company, you've already lost the plot. Engineers design and a real solution. Engineers with an MBA who have now crossed over and become bean counters demand a value engineered option that looks financially better. You remove the value when you value Engineer. If all Engineers stuck with their profession and didn't bring in the cancer of business graduates into a conversation which they don't belong the market will naturally adjust to the increasing costs by seeing the increased quality in product, operations and value.

[@Me-fy8ue]

Same with healthcare.

[@mbe55itb]

This is happening in all of engineering. Just so happens that aviation has a much lower tolerance for engineering blunders. Asking MBAs to balance engineering with profits is like asking a cigarette company to balance cancer safety.

[@alanbejarano4940]

You all guys have very valid points to be honest, and I agree with all of your comments. But to be honest; any good engineer understands that Financial goals are a consequence of Customer Expectations met, through excellent Operational Performance by fully capable Manpower. In that exact order. You cannot achieve financial success without the other 3 aspects. While I believe professionals tend to focus only on financials and short term goals, I also believe most of the management positions within these companies are occupied by people who do not have the necessary experience, knowledge and ethics required.

[@Raw-Truth-Now]

The Board of Boeing should be in prison, by now.

[@virginiashirley4139]

The board of Boeing needs to stay OFF the manufacturing floor, PERIOD!

[@roclaren]

Dude, Josh Dean just died....this is suspicious AS HELL. I hope Sam Salehpour is getting some protection

[@evanm6739]

Sam Salehpour needs protection

[@ErikPT]

They got one... I fear for his safety...

[@rustymugg9658]

This is unbelievably sad that these CEOs have been allowed to crumble national institutions. The train derailments, the food processing facilities so much destruction that has Black Rock Statestreet and Vanguard connection. There is something very sinister at play its not over it will get worse. #JohnBarnett

[@benimarusasaka9127]

@@rustymugg9658 Larry fink literally said he wants to force behaviour in companies or no investors for you. This is basically do what we want in your firms or get cancelled out of investments. Blackmail pure and simple.

[@InterestingHistory777]

@@ErikPTthey got 2

[@adamproductions4529]

Criminal charges for everyone who in oversight who knew about this. Jail time, no mercy.

[@TELEVISIBLE]

Sadly ,this will never happen 😅

[@janeclayton151]

this is so outrageous and scary....There needs to be serious consequences for this travesty and total lack of ethics and lack of safety oversight.

[@evanm6739]

Boeing needs TRUE aviation lovers working for them. Not someone who sees it as a burden!!

[@haigha-qb4kf]

Sincere thanks for the work of the Senate and the whistleblowers getting up. Thanks also to CBS for the transmission. For us all.

[@judyjackson2260]

It sounds like nobody is doing their job to protect the people.

[@fbelard]

"we need more whistleblowers" sounds a bit rich coming from the guys whose job is to put whistles in mouths and ensure they're blown

[@adiltair7162]

This is a lot of courage for both Whiselblowers and the people questioning them 👍🏻 a real eye opener

[@virginiashirley4139]

I agree, the whistle-blower(s) are true Americans! I applaud them and hope they and their families are safe from any reprisals of any kind!

[@kiragi17]

22:28 "...they are not an independent investigative authority. There is an inherent conflict of interest." History shows when it comes to big business we have a bad habit of letting hungry men run the pie counter.

[@denisecaccese830]

Never flying on a Boeing aircraft. Ever!

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

Same16 trips to Asia on Airbus with zero issues, so glad my wife always checks the plane after the 300+ murdered, only Airbus now

[@MatiBiotico]

@@clarenceghammjr1326 Airlines can change the aircraft without notice, also that event doesn't give passengers the right to get a reimbursement or even change their flight.

[@alwynraynott7303]

It's out of your control. You don't get to decide which aircraft the airline uses. Boeing is the biggest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world. Almost every airline has Boeing airplanes.

[@Glock20AK]

@@alwynraynott7303actually it is not entirely “out of your control.” You can see what aircraft is being utilized prior to purchasing a ticket. If you see a Boeing on the 1:30 departure and decide the 3:00 departure with the airbus is the better option, then you take the 3:00 with the airbus. Delta primarily uses airbus, Alaska primarily uses Boeing. Stop spreading misinformation.

[@alwynraynott7303]

@@Glock20AK Fair enough. What I meant is that not everyone always has the luxury to choose given that Airbus and Boeing are the two primary choices. Please make your statements without accusing people of spreading "misinformation". Your kind do this and it shuts down dialogue. I find Boeing's oversight's egregious, and the fact that its aircrafts are pervasive, frightening.

[@serafinacosta7118]

Boy am I glad Embraer refused to be bought by Boeing. There is a culture of excellence in Sao Jose dos Campos, SP. ITA is the hardest polytechnic engineering school to get in, and SENAI trains the floor personnel like no other. They should step up and get a two isle plan in the works.

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

Indeed, 16 trips and I see it as a well built reliable airplane

[@McLarenMercedes]

Embraer really dodged a bullet with that decision. I wish more companies had the wits and wisdom to decline "lucrative deals". Several car companies went under because they sold out too fast or to the wrong bidder. Years back I heard that Saab had struck a deal to be purchased by GM. Apparently both Volkswagen and BMW were interested but GM got the deal. I anticipated GM would just churn out Saab-badged Opels and fail to find a desired niche for the brand aside from its loyal buyers (who did *not* want a Saab-badged Opel or Pontiac/whatever). As it turned out GM did very little to give the brand free reins but kept the brand alive through assisted breathing. Game over. Years back I also said that Boeing would be going the same way as GM. For it adapted the same short-sighted business tactics. Looks like I was right seeing this coming...

[@serafinacosta7118]

@@McLarenMercedes Embraer was the Military Brass protege de mien at the time, late 60’s. It took them the nod to get the bankroll. Many other also runs fell by the way side. They started with orders from the military and eventually grew into commercial airplanes. Most to cover distances on underserved regions. They were fitted with all turbo props at that time. No jet Propulsion. The Xavantes was a two seater single engine for recognizance recognizance missions. Fighter jets were then ordered through Marcel Dassault from France. Now they are supplied by Sweden’s Saab. The Bandeirantes was a single isle , 20-30 passenger for secondary cities and people’s hauler to far fetched regions such as the Amazon basin. They eventually built airplanes like Learjet only to leapfrog them towards commercial aviation. Turbines are still purchased overseas , companies like Rolls Royce and Pratt & Whitney.

[@paulhasty8388]

Boeing should not tell the FAA what they're going to do as far as procedure's and the FAA should be telling Boeing because you can't trust Boeing to do them correctly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@greichertneel]

The FAA is as much in this mess as Boeing is. FAA letting Boeing certify significant systems, processes etc. on their own is beyond my understanding. A 30‘ iPad instruction for the typewriting of a 737 Max is just an example of FAA‘s incompetence / understaffing

[@kkondrad]

Sen. Blumenthal, "We want Boeing to succeed". Is a terrific statement.

[@rodrigorodriguez2299]

You spelt terrifying wrong

[@judymay9801]

That was fantastic. I know it's only the beginning but it's wonderful to see that officials are determined to unearth the truth. God bless and protect Sam Salehpour for his bravery and dedication.

[@Chris00443]

Well, at least buddies coming out with the truth these are peoples lives up in the air. This is not a recall for a car. This is an airplane up in the air with 300+ lives.

[@evanm6739]

35:25 absolutely savage to mention Alaska Airlines incident here. Inciting that Boeing can’t even keep their planes flying blue side up.

[@michaelc.ateoate979]

And to think I almost moved down there to get a job at that facility

[@nennixx8331]

At one point Boeing got sick of me and moved me out of the 787 program into the 777 program. On the 777 program I found problems again 😂That line killed me. Those people who moved him where obviously not very smart.

[@user-jq3wi2bs6z]

Didnt Boeing recently "suicide" a whistleblower?

[@StinkySundae]

Yes they did.

[@TELEVISIBLE]

It is the government doing. The cover up is done by the government 😅

[@carocarochan]

Thank you sir! This scumbags company needs to be pay for their crimes!

[@HappyHarryHardon]

I was harassed out of Spirit Aerosystems. My certified torque tool were sabotaged by first shift, paper work was falsified to make me look at fault for a fuselage that fell off the train car. The two first shifters were Christians and after I told them I was an Atheist they hated me and didn’t hide it. They turned a dream job into a nightmare. Never again.

[@RT-mm8rq]

Oh horseshit!

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

The religious are the worlds weirdos

[@cgriffin7483]

You should've went to the Dakotas to drill for oil with the rest of your experienced teammates when you had the chance....that was the excuse Spirit used anyway when they were questioned about their unskilled staff..

[@houttx83]

Look into mathematics and how it ties into nature I.e. Ancient Greek “golden mean” all things on this earth have the golden ratio in them…. If you can understand this then you understand that there is a creator to all of this space dust that came together “magically” and created all the amazing infinity of all of this….. open your mind my friend… you’ve been lied too. Good luck on your journey There are all kinds of Christian’s out here…

[@mikeabrams8959]

​@@clarenceghammjr1326True religion is love for all.people and by that standard , planes like these would not even exist . God knows .

[@realspacemusicvideos]

If it's Boeing you are flying, you are dieing...

[@olgarodionova27]

Dying*

[@LIBERTY0RDEATH]

Dumped all my Boeing stocks I refuse to support a company that operates like this. The government should cancel all their future contracts until these problems are addressed properly. Boeing had every opportunity to do the right thing and they chose money over safety of customers. One of the whistleblowers already committed "suicide" very shady things happening.

[@lorihoggatt5706]

Where was the over sight committee

[@MatiBiotico]

I fail to understand why they are speaking at a hearing which purpose is to legislate. The laws exist and are correct. This is about people going against those laws, commiting crimes. Why aren't they at a criminal investigation hearing? This just seems like part of the culprits' "damage control".

[@chrisharding9531]

Nothing will happen to the board members because these corporations have always gotten away with it. Take deep water horizon, for example, or the Post Office here in the UK, where they put individuals in prison to protect the brand, even though they knew they were innocent. This senator is already talking about this being a learning lesson and brushing it off.

[@lward9675]

What you need to say is"WE WILL PROTECT YOU!"

[@evanm6739]

Blumenthal perfect speaker for this, richest man in the senate holding it to the richest company.

[@kuchesezik]

RIP John Barnett, the heroes of our day

[@darkwatch4794]

Politicians bloviating more than real attempts to get to the truth…..sad, sad, sad

[@dthomas9230]

Getting donations from the banks that under write the accepted killing of passengers shows who congress works for.

[@fararian]

Yeah, Johnson was coming hard.

[@nothinglessthanepic9902]

I'm hearing about whistle blowers and investigations. What action has been taken if any to make sure the public is safe?

[@letstalkaboutit7734]

Wow the engineer is obviously traumatized by this experience. If I hadn’t experienced this type of intimidation and harassment in the workplace before I wouldn’t believe it. I believe him because I was in his position before & everyone was whispering and concerned but no one would voice their concerns. Because I was in a leadership role I brought it up privately and the backlash was very public and overwhelming.

[@mojabaka]

Now do one for Pfizer.

[@ahmadoudiop9627]

Mfs be freestyling like they working in a machine shop jumping on parts and calling it the Tarzan effect tf 😂😂

[@zacharymccall6610]

It's everywhere

[@yarnpower]

Yes, the greed of CEO’s for short term profits means less safety for consumers and workers.

[@amirsadeghi9888]

DEI

[@Levittchen4G]

Capitalism incentivices and rewards short term profit. Especially now that companies are bought out by shareholders and the only important thing becomes increasing profits every quarter. We're not gonna go back to the good old times and even if we come near the good old times, after a few years it'll be back at this exact point.

[@dimitrischwab6332]

"We all want Boeing to succeed" These people are supposed to scrutinise the people at Boeing that are responsible, not sympathise with them. How hard is it to get the names of people who threatened the whistleblowers and go upstream to find out where it started. 300 planes already operating, but they don't want to alarm the public, so people are supposed to be calm while the plane falls apart midair, that surely will make it better.

[@jimd1617]

if its boeing, i aint going...

[@lorihoggatt5706]

Definatly serk outside training Co....ie ( DDI) INQUIRE ABOUT ... PERFORMANCE MGT

[@paulhasty8388]

The same thing happened with the trucking industry after deregulation then trucking companies started cutting corner's and ran trailer's with crack's in the frame's and ran brake's to long and brake drum's were cracking and falling off the trailer's going down the road and hit car's also running broken spring's on trailer's due to less inspection's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Christine-ut4dv]

Meh, a trucker here and there

[@lorihoggatt5706]

Who does boeing report 2... where was the official over ceo ...with the linea gov?

[@evanm6739]

36:03 what did the man say Boeing did for 20 years?

[@ligetisspaghetti5763]

something about certification (22 years)

[@stefanvonbrockdorff2942]

Protect these people!! I can already feel that they are slightly suicidal 😑

[@SilenceIsGolden337]

Senate complaints hold more power than most people realize

[@bryanprescott9875]

Your tax dollars at work 😢😮

[@Mac-sb5lj]

This is really scary.

[@InterestingHistory777]

This aged well

[@InitialRelic593]

Josh Dean passed away! How is that not suspicious?!!!

[@wjksea]

I know before the pandemic there was a Boeing engineer on a psych unit, admitted for guilt and suicidal ideation after being pressured to press forward with okaying the plane though he had serious concern about issues that allowed that glitch that caused 2-3 maxes to crash that grounded the max.

[@valerymonneron9357]

Even if the CEO is replaced , those administration staff need to be reviewed …cause they based their productivity by KPI in an airline industry .. This raises serious issue to the culture and those office staff that are sociopaths and toxic, who gives recommendations and quality control cut backs to save money , ordering top engineers who have more knowledge than them . All cause of bonus pay to meet KPI goals.

[@aliceestrada2904]

True even in less important things, that retaliation will follow

[@WellyouKnow009]

That's what greed gets you, absolut destruction of normal morals and logic. I am happy that there are still people taking the time and energie to try and correct these evil way's, there is nothing wrong making $, but you can do that in a ballanced way without destroying or ruining other peoples lives.

[@watef3]

Look of what happened to Titan's submersible CEO who ignored his engineer's advice of vehicle safety. Turned out that the engineer was correct but tragically few lives were lost as a result.

[@startingtech3900]

Committee's and inquiries mean nothing

[@MattyW5321]

Please tell me or someone link me to somewhere that shows these people can get security and protection

[@lorlorashlee3262]

Call before booking your flights and ask questions. These ppl are telling yu..... the planes arent safe !

[@kevinx310]

Ironically, Boeing stock (BA) goes up today, while Capital Hill are talking about their wrong doing, even criminals action.

[@user-fr3hy9uh6y]

We should look at the AD from the FAA, January 2021, and the FAA approved fix from later that year. All aircraft built before the fix are under an increased inspection regime. This whole meeting is old news. I noticed they didn't invite a qualified aircraft structural engineer, who looked at the design, only quality engineers that testified that the manufacturing documentation did not explicitly specify the steps that were taken. They do not have the qualifications to testify what might happen or if the changes that the design engineers made and approved by the FAA were appropriate.

[@Dischingo]

But it was Boring that hired them to make those checks and voice concerns. So is Boeing purposely hiring people not qualified for the job they are supposed to do. Either way you look at it there is no running away from the fact that Boeing dropped the ball.

[@shunae86]

Harry Stonecipher is the culprit who started this

[@davidgayle3711]

Looks at all the Jack Welch protégé. They are the CEOs of all failed companies. Jack Welch was owned by Wall Street. So 20+ years later we all can see what business people have done to engineering companies. They ruined them

[@cmdrnbsp7132]

Great testimonies; Sen. Hawley is not helping by leading Sam into shock statements and serving his own agenda and this grandiose statements of whos getting paid more or less. Disgusting.

[@vade137]

1000's of inspections for each plane. If each plane recieve's 1000's of inspections then the cost to produce one plane is incredible...which may lead to cutting corners.

[@cmillerg6306]

Must be tough for those Republicans to support whistle-blowers instead of the CEOs

[@user-vq2wr7fh7l]

They have families and they fly. Can’t take it with you😀

[@Levittchen4G]

The second whitness is spot on in bringing up his fathers work as a criminal investigatoe. What these higherups are doing in ignoring safety and quality control personells warnings is nothing short of manslaughter.

[@EssentialXL]

Senator Charles F. Meachum : This is a country where the Secretary of Defense can go on TV and tell the American public, oh, that "This is about freedom! It's not about oil!" And nobody questions him, cuz they don't wanna hear the answer, because it's a lie! There's only so many places at the table, Gunny. Now, are you on the inside or are you on the out?

[@Scott74921]

How are these people not in the protection program?

[@NEWz206]

It took very long time to blow,it must have been a very big whistle

[@MajorOSC]

Ron Johnson asks about why there's a "discrepancy" between the 2 whistleblowers at around 45:53, one saying it was manufacturing problem, the other saying it was a software problem. The short answer arrives immediately after he asks, then at 50:24 Ed explained how the MCAS related to a manufacturing problem, due to the AOA sensors being improperly wired, and ED just cuts him short!? WTF? Ron, you're given a detailed explanation, and when the most important detail comes, you cut Ed off mid-sentence. That's exactly the problem at Boeing too. Engineers identify specific issues, report it to management, only to be shut down because middle management and executives don't want to meddle in specifics.

[@terrywhite4451]

WOW! This is not the first time I've heard stuff like this, let's see where this goes, if anywhere. I know one thing, I won't be flying anywhere! I think all the upper echelon at Boeing need to be held to account and criminally prosecuted!

[@CVX1000]

Start the timer…

[@andrewgoodman4367]

Lol the guy talking about providing records to the FBI! What a joke! Wray would cover the whole thing up easy-peasy for a million or so.

[@Johnfulkan283]

WTF, i am flying 787 8 to Hawaii next month with AA.

[@castheeuwes1085]

Nice to have known you John..

[@davidweaver2156]

In speaking with all the people I know who fly regularly ( 14) absolutely none of them want to fly on a Boeing though they sometimes have to. All prefer Airbus and all also admit a sadness of the way Boeing has gone to a profit first business model. It is going to take a long time for Boeing to recover their reputation if they ever can

[@charlesperez75]

Corporate profit in America is always held above consumer safety, I.e. Boeing,Big Tobacco,big pharmaceutical .

[@FROMlefttoRightasdfghjkl]

You know that... The Radioactivity comes through your mic right?

[@judyjackson2260]

Rely, but verify. Verify Boeings findings.

[@vhltu]

we need to wait for Boeing structural design engineer to say about the defect. Quality engineers just follow the design specifications which are reviewed by the design team. is there any more QA engineers coming out to join Sam Salepour. why is it just him? there are thousand and thousand Quality engineers at Boeing. i want to hear of other quality engineer's testament.

[@justinbeamon6624]

Because they don't want to be threatened with death lollll. It's obvious why people aren't coming forward. You know the other whistleblower was shot? He said if I go, it wasn't me. They don't want to end up like him.

[@lucywallis1278]

bet nothings changed this time next year

[@anthropocene-]

In india the unprecedented and unrelaible temporary solution is known as "JUGAAAD". This jugaad method is highly and thoroughly followed in pharmaceutical industries in india. Sadly there isnt a concept of whistleblower because of corruptuon. good to know boeing has picked up this method of craftmenship to manufacture aeroplane. Cheers Iook at our condition now.

[@LG-dz9ss]

Deregulation for deregulations sake. Money over lives. Late stage capitalism.

[@chriscolfer2915]

South Carolina is a right to work state. Union labor is the most transparent skilled labor. This happens when you have non union labor workers!!!

[@mojomanmurph1925]

Anyone have 100% confidence with their family members and themselves flying on a Boeing plane anymore? Just asking for a friend.

[@janeclayton151]

we may all want to take up skydiving and pack a parachute just in case.

[@jaysonjames1000]

Now 1 of them are BROWN BREAD

[@charlieblack6849]

Boeing shareholders should demonstrate against the entire board

[@anthropocene-]

This is corrupt, immoral, unethical,poor workmanship world. RIP IN ADVANCE

[@petes5863]

Corporate greed has no limits.

[@dave86407]

I have been through this kind of thing and I can tell you that there are thousands of others who will never be known. Thank you is not enough. These people`s lives are now ruined and the U.S.Government should give them a full retirement package with free medical as a real Thank you. for the rest of their natural life.

[@alexrebmann1253]

With everyone owning phones, no videos or photos of workers stumping on the wings to get panels to fit or issues with fuselage plug not fitting right. Not trying to defend Boeing, they do have problems.

[@tonyu2356]

I’m sure Boeing is happy this is happening rather than the lawsuit

[@v.britton4445]

Who had the whistleblower assasinated ???

[@TELEVISIBLE]

FBI , someone from the government I am quite sure , Boeing executive don't have the gut 😅

[@nateholt429]

Senator Johnson (second Sen. to speak) seems to be backing Boeing pretty hard. I wonder if he has stock in the company or if someone just greased his wheel. He was the only one that interrupted, grilled and contested the whistleblowers instead of listening. If you test any planes; test the ones built 1-3 months before Lion air 2018. Can't trust anything produced now as they know they are under the magnifying glass. We must look at what they already sent out because it seems the "F'it push it out the door" phase has been in full effect for quite some time. @ 1:30:00 "They snuck it through the process and it was all about money, it was all about getting those airplanes to southwest and it was all about money... and that's why those people died." -Shawn Pruchnicki, PH.D.

[@antonhuman8446]

Deathly shocking. Close down the Oing Bronks third grade fish and chips shop! Until ALL talked. Protected. matters cleared. And the frot revealed. And prosecuted.

[@stephaniegrow2001]

You don’t get to safety until you achieve consistency in quality, and you achieve it over a considerable period of time. One hearing is not going to affect that. If you think it is, then you’re part of the problem. Boeing needs to face accountability before they will ever change. Upper management needs to be investigated for criminal activity for allowing the number and frequency of quality escapes occurring over the last two decades.

[@devleenachakraborty6829]

sen Johnson fella sounds sus AF

[@vinaybhade7046]

The US govt should buy Boeing and fund it. We can't afford to loose our scientists and engineers who design such complex machines. Students should not be discouraged from studying Aerospace engineering.

[@eleanorlamont7375]

Rest in peace John Barnett. You were murdered,

[@RT-mm8rq]

This sounds familiar. Engineer- You can do THIS but absolutely not THAT. Mechanic- Well THIS doesn't work! Engineer- Okay. Sorry guys, but my manager, the guy that doesn't know how to build airplanes says that thing you absolutely could not do is safe to do now.

[@mojomanmurph1925]

That is exactly what happens in the real world that they don't discuss.