Flight Company Boeing is facing some serious pressure after another whistleblower Engineer Sam Salehpour reported safety concerns over the manufacturing of some of its planes to US regulators.
Salehpour is speaking out after the first whistleblower John Barnet was mysteriously found dead. He is accusing Boeing of taking shortcuts in the construction of its 787 and 777 jets.
The flight company has come out to say that the claims were false.
“The issues raised have been subject to rigorous engineering examination under [Federal Aviation Administration] oversight,” the company said.
“This analysis has validated that these issues do not present any safety concerns and the aircraft will maintain its service life over several decades.”
Shares in the plane manufacturer sank almost 2% on Tuesday after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was investigating the claims, and the company reported it had delivered just 83 planes to customers in the first three months of the year – the smallest number since 2021.
On Tuesday, attorneys for engineer Mr Salehpour said Boeing had made decisions for the 787 aircraft assembly which placed stress on joints that linked up parts of the body of the jets, an issue affecting more than 1,000 planes.
In Salehpour’s complaint, he alleged the method could reduce the lifespan of the plane.
“These problems are the direct result of Boeing’s decision in recent years to prioritize profits over safety, and a regulator in the FAA that has become too deferential to industry,” his lawyers, Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, said in a statement.
The attorneys added Mr Salehpour had been transferred to work on the 777 plane after he raised concerns.
