Whistleblower claims Boeing knows 787 Dreamliners are 'defective'

While Boeing says its planes are safe, a former engineer is sounding the alarm, saying the 787 Dreamliners have been 'defective' since 2013.
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[@wethenorth6437]

This whistleblower needs private protection immediately because we all know the last guy didn't commit suicide. Anyone who's flying soon needs to double check which model airplane they're getting on. Absolutely disgusting cover-up.

[@alexrebmann1253]

Information on how he died. I have not seen the official report. We can all guess.

[@SuperStella1111]

Air Canada's statement is an insult: we don't care if you inspect the planes properly or to standard - THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. Boeing gets away with this because they are an arms manufacturer.

[@magdalen5108]

Hope someone is gurding this one because the last Boeing whistle blower John Barnett "commited suicide" the same night he was asked to stay an additional night by Boeing lawyer to allow them to cross examine him the next day. Then we find out a few days before that Bernett told a close friend "im not scared but if I die, Im telling you know its not suicide"....so.

[@ramplense01]

Canada said " our customers aeem to be happy" ,do they have a choice when they book a flight ❓🤬💩

[@jenkins5265]

Air Canada is one of the worst airlines. Just ask any Canadian.

[@althunder4269]

So basically these airplanes are time-bombs waiting to disintegrate at altitude.

[@derek89273]

The pressure the planes are under at attitude is high. There’d be an explosive decompression at altitude when they fail.

[@rachaelvandermolen8936]

Hope this gentleman is kept safe. He has great courage. Especially after the other wistleblower gentleman was found dead. Thank you sir for protecting passengers. I will not hop on a Boeing plane ever again.

[@joetran8798]

Why not let the FAA examine a few and let them decide. Or is there something to hide?

[@aidsowen8369]

They already did an extensive safety audit on Boeing production facilities and Boeing failed a huge amount of their tests.

[@AirwickY]

@@aidsowen8369 Citations? Where did you find this info

[@mickeyandres2651]

The standards have plummeted to a dangerous level. Aircraft is not safe, don’t ignore the facts and hope….. Demand efficiency my gawd wth is going on where this is okay?!

[@coolwalk6022]

Friends don’t let friends fly on Boeing!!

[@donaldwayne4219]

I am sure a gap of 5 thousands of an inch would allow air pressure to escape!

[@johnpatricklim4509]

Next target for Boeing.....he better get some protection.....

[@SirThomas1212]

Just use duct tape to close the gaps, effective cost savings!

[@duuke4618]

Nah scotch tape will do

[@mattwaters6987]

Don't forget about Gorilla glue! 😂

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Repeated pressurization events take its toll on the structure of an aircraft which is why they only have a limited lifespan. Only time will tell if his concerns are warranted but I would not want to be on that particular flight that proves this guy right. I will only fly on the DC-3. It's been proven over 75 years.

[@J.HayleyHighway]

Oh my. 😮

[@evelyngott2056]

Safe and effective until they start dropping out of the sky.

[@ginaroebuck3328]

The wistle blowers need help protecting yhemselves

[@yup6588]

All aircraft not getting serviced correctly since sanctions. Quick better somehow recoup

[@johnchristmas7522]

Puts a whole different connotation on the word "Dreamliner"

[@davidgood5390]

Governments and stakeholders can not be allowed to interfere, we should get mandatory standards like ISO with SOP

[@ruckinehround6965]

He better not go to a hotel parking lot and off himself like the other guy supposedly did.

[@Yourname942]

I thought the whistleblower was murdered?

[@kriss1750]

This is another one.

[@MA-pp9hx]

Such Hollywood shows to distract everyone 😂

[@ruckinehround6965]

How do you find out what plane you get when booking a flight….. not like you got a choice sometimes

[@marfil-tt5xu]

Every website shows it when you select a flight or before you pay under Details

[@tylerduchesneau]

Over 1100 produced. No fatal crashes. How unsafe are they?

[@JessaLynn8]

🤦🏼‍♀️ This is HUNDREDS, even potentially thousands of innocent people's lives on the line here. Some of these planes that weren't built properly are ticking time bombs. This company chose money over morals and safety, and that's a fact.

[@Subie-Driver]

This is related to the life cycle of the aircraft. The longer it flies…the more likely something will go wrong from these defects. Give it another 10 years and see what happens to these gaps and how they affect the airworthiness of them.

[@dreamthedream8929]

​@@Subie-Driverbut how do we confirm this? Do we just take his word for it that there are such issues? How about the ones that say that it's not the case? We really don't have enough details for this

[@ionvlad141]

DEI hiring of employees 😂

[@horse69outside]

I saw out of spec transmission parts shipped to Chrysler all the time.

[@studdstuff7645]

Why the hell does it take a whistleblower to get this acknowledged. WTF. Aviation specialist, now you are looking at this. Boeing have issues for while now.