(Associated Press) – Boeing is in the spotlight as members of Congress examine allegations of major safety
An engineer at Boeing said Wednesday that the aircraft company, in rushing to produce as many planes as possible, is taking manufacturing shortcuts that could lead to jetliners breaking apart. “They are putting out defective airplanes,” the engineer, Sam Salehpour, told members of a Senate subcommittee. Salehpour was testifying about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, hundreds of […]
John Barnett had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer before his sudden death.
A Boeing whistleblower has claimed that he was repeatedly ignored after raising concerns about alleged manufacturing shortcuts at the airplane maker.
By: Casey Harper | The Center Square Lawmakers and aviation experts raised major concerns about the American aerospace company, Boeing, at two Senate hearings on Wednesday. The hearings come as Boeing has faced mounting criticism over mechanical malfunctions and questions over quality. In particular, Boeing whistleblower Sam Salehpour testified at the Senate Committee on Homeland
Boeing was back in the spotlight on Wednesday as the subject of two Senate hearings focused on alleged safety lapses at the plane-maker. The first hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation centered around a report issued in February by a panel of industry and government experts that a “disconnect” between …
A request to take a deep dive into serious or violent incidents in schools – which sparked more than an hour of trustee debate – was temporarily sidelined by red tape having to do with student privacy issues.
A rash of safety concerns at carriers like Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, compounded by manufacturing problems at Boeing, have left travelers fearful.
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Boeing reports earnings premarket Wednesday. As the market awaits Boeing Co's (NYSE:BA) earnings call this week, investors are wondering whether the company's results will be strong enough to counter recent scandals hunting the company's public image. The aircraft manufacturer will release its results premarket Wednesday. Boeing is facing major criticism over safety concerns that sprouted several federal investigations and are eroding
Lawmakers voice concerns over claims that Boeing threatens staff who raise safety concerns.
The CK Birla group’s information technology firm, Birlasoft, received two whistle-blower complaints in the last seven months alleging improper conduct of some employees, the company said in its financial statements.Investigation into the complaints is ongoing and till now no instance of financial impropriety has been found, chief executive and managing director Angan Guha said.Guha, in an interaction with ET, said: “Since the investigation is on, I can't talk too much about it. Once the...
Thursday, 1st District Councilmember Nathan Willett introduced an ordinance to "affirm to the Missouri State Legislature that Kansas City will not become a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants."