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Boeing Crisis as More Than 100 Whistleblowers Contact FAA

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Boeing whistleblowers are coming out in droves to raise concerns over the company's aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

More than a hundred Boeing whistleblowers have contacted the U.S. aviation watchdog since the start of the year, Newsweek can reveal.Official figures show that the Federal Aviation Administration's whistleblowing hotline has seen a huge surge of calls from workers concerned about safety problems.Since January the watchdog saw a total of 126 reports, via various channels, from workers concerned about safety problems. In 2023, there were just 11.

His lawyers, Katz Banks Kumin, have urged the FAA to investigate the safety issues he observed in the manufacturing of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft.Katz Banks Kumin also represent Sam Salehpour, another former Boeing employee, who called on the company to ground its entire fleet of Dreamliners over safety concerns.

 

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