Exclusive: Boeing whistleblower details concerns over 787 jets

A 15-year Boeing engineer is blowing the whistle on what he says is a dangerous flaw with the 787 Dreamliner that could make the plane ‘break apart at altitude and drop to the ground.’ Sam Salehpour speaks exclusively with NBC’s Tom Costello on TODAY about the serious problem that Boeing is disputing.

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[Brendonbosy]

This guys risk of “suicidal thoughts” just increased significantly

[jacobfyock]

Sadly this whistleblower passed away tomorrow 🙏❤

[GAK-NoCopyrightMusic]

Let's see what Boeing will do with this whistleblower...

[calpal]

There’s video from the South Carolina manufacturing facility of workers who literally build the 787 saying they would not fly on it.

[MackMittenzTV]

There is a reason these whistleblowers are trying to get this info out. Hopefully he gets personal security.

[barbarasizemore]

Why talk to Congress about Boeing, that's like talking to a break wall

[Nah]

Corporate America is being bled dry by greedy, CEOs and boards. This has been the case at Boeing for decades. Money has not been reinvested into tooling and manufacturing on site, salaries for engineers and personnel has not increased but instead the executive suite and the CEO has cashed in big time. Draining corporations comes to an end when the product malfunctions and we can see that in Boeing today.
It's the death of American ingenuity, American creativity, and American can-do. Ceo pay is 1000 x the average worker and Congress needs to put a stop to this. It's not only bleeding corporations dry, It's also stalling the growth of our GDP, A workers don't have money to purchase things like homes, Capital goods, or fund their retirement. The Boomer generation is the last one where most many has a decent chance of not going homeless. For everybody else, younger generations, there not much hope.

[jonathanweir]

Make sure he doesn't stay at a Holiday Inn.

[Luke_Go]

A "very safe airplane" that had multiple groundings and the third longest delivery stop in aviation

[davepennington]

I like how they don't mention the last whistleblower.
Their bosses own Boeing stock.

[ArcadipaneVideos]

They were fully confident in the 737MAX and then there were 2 crashes. Don't believe the hype from @boeing

[jimtrack]

Perhaps the 787 does match Boeing's confidence, however the fact remains Mr. Salehpaul was removed to the 777 project as a retaliatory measure and that is alarming. How does Boeing square this with their stated policy of non retaliatory action?

[Maliceless]

His final quote conveys honest concern for Boeing and passengers convincingly.

[FartsnShitz]

Dude looks a little "suicidal" to me.

[salesguy]

Boeing ought to consider the gift this man just game them. A 787 breaking apart over the ocean would end their company. They have a chance to dig in here, if they opt to take it. Or they can wait for the inevitable. From a PR perspective, they can trash this guy all they want but if they have any shred of integrity, their leadership is doubling down on ensuring that plane is the safest in the sky. It's well known this company cuts corners, and rushes product to the market. Their horrific strategy on MCAS with the 737-Max was totally criminal: pilots not even aware that evil system was capable of controlling their planes. I'd encourage Boeing to get it together, and fast.

[wallochdm]

If you don't already know, Boeing only builds the 787 in South Carolina, a plant well known for it's lack of skilled employees and resultant defects. 787's used to be built solely in Everett, Washington until a sweetheart deal from Nikki Haley enticed Boeing to retaliate against its unions and move to low-wage, Right-To-Work South Carolina. How did that work out for Boeing?

[sernoddicusthegallant]

Such a brave soul, Its so tragic to hear how he ended his life next week by multiple stab wounds to the head.

[AzureFlameGod]

Let's hope we don't get a Titanic of the skies. Neglect leads to disaster!

[inspirewire]

If it's Boeing I AIN'T going!

[finnellwilliam]

They don’t tolerate retaliation against whistleblowers, but they do tolerate murdering them? At least that’s what’s been guest and assumed.