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Boeing whistleblower testifies he was 'told effectively to shut up' - BBC News Boeing whistleblower testifies he was 'told effectively to shut up' - BBC News
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Two competing hearings were held in Congress on Wednesday to discuss the issue of safety issues on Boeing planes
Sam Salehpour, a Boeing engineer who filed a whistleblower complaint about the company's lack of safety protocols, told one committee that he was violently threatened by his bosses after coming forward with his concerns This hearing stems from a dramatic mid-air blowout in January of a Boeing aircraft.
He also claimed that he saw workers jump on plane pieces, like "Tarzan", in order "to get them to align" Regulators temporarily grounded nearly 200 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after a door plug fell from an Alaska Air plane shortly after take-off.
Ed Pierson, the director of the Foundation for Aviation Safety, accused Boeing of engaging in a "criminal cover-up" The section that fell from the sky was a 27kg (60lb) part of the shell. The cabin abruptly depressurised, creating a rush of air that ripped off the flight crews headsets and sent phones and other items flying out of the plane.
At the end of the hearing, Senator Richard Blumenthal said he is planning future hearings, and has asked the FAA and Boeing to speak That raised serious safety concerns at the aerospace firm, which you can read about here.
During the hearing, US federal aviation regulators at the FAA issued a brief ground stop on all Alaska Airlines planes. The company said it was due to a systems upgrade glitch that was quickly repaired
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