Boeing whistleblowers reveal years of concerns over airplane parts | 60 Minutes

A whistleblower says he was not surprised when a panel on a Boeing airplane blew off in the Oregon sky.

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[CassFilms]

All jokes aside, this took some bravery to go on camera

[USA-zrzy]

Put those men in witness protection!!!

[helloxjosh]

“We investigated ourselves and have found that we are doing nothing wrong.”

[ms.keeton]

That was a hit. Getting between people and their money is deadly.

[Seanpfree]

This attitude and behavior is not unique to Boeing... Boeing is just the largest company that's been revealed. It is rampant throughout our entire economy where elite execs only goal is making the maximum amount of money for themselves as quickly as they can before moving on.

[theferalbaker]

Boeing absolutely put a hit out on him.

[moereese]

A self inflicted gunshot wound?! That was obviously a hit.

[LogansTrail]

As someone who has worked in quality and attended these type of meetings, everything that was said in this video is 100% true. It’s not only Boeing, it’s happening in almost every company across America.

At the end of the day, the managers of a company will do shady things to meet their production numbers. It only becomes a problem when the customer identifies a defect and in a lot of cases it’s near impossible unless a failure happens while under load. It’s up to the manufacturer to do the right thing.

They should face stiff fines and there should be laws against what these managers are doing, jail time should be on the table, especially when it comes to something as serious as flying.

[garysmooth]

DO NOT LET COMPANIES REGULATE THEMSELVES

[vaels]

Thanks 60 mins for providing the hard hitting reporting American workers deserve

[donelson]

When McDonnell-Douglas execs took over, and were rewarded by share price, safety became a joke

[friedchicken]

I work in aviation in Italy and our national organization here mandates that the parts that are to be scrapped are mutilated in such a way that it is impossible for them to be installed and used again, not just marked with red paint, that's not an approved mean of compliance

[TheRobD]

You don't just "lose" 42 Multiple people know where and when those were moved.

[mariposamoreno]

this makes me literally sick to my stomach…faulty parts going BACK to these planes???? horrific

[commentsarefree]

The FAA is partly to blame. They allowed Boeing to do their own certification and sign off, which should have been done by the (independent) FAA. Time and cost pressure from head office meant safety was compromised (and covered up). I will not fly anywhere in a Boeing plane.

[maxmeier]

Mechanics at Boeing apparently are building planes the same way I assemble my IKEA furniture.

[evanmurphey]

These guys are literally putting their lives on the line

[slimeeeeeeeeeeeaz]

“how would you clean it”
“cleaner”
😂😂

[brucewayne-ejcx]

These guys been dropping like flies. Protect this man.

[LinuxGalore]

Too many companies demand ever cheaper prices from suppliers, this results with many suppliers bowing out due to low returns. What suppliers are left are very volatile and unreliable.