12 Posted on 05/06/2024 11:08:47 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The sky is falling — at least on Boeing.
A second whistleblower has died under mysterious circumstances, just two months after another one allegedly shot himself in the head — and the attorneys for both men hope their deaths don’t scare away the at least 10 more whistleblowers who want the company to clean up its act.
Joshua Dean, 45, a former quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystems, which assembles fuselage sections for Boeing, died Tuesday morning from a fast-growing mystery infection.
Boeing whistleblowers (from left) quality engineer Sam Salehpour; Ed Pierson, executive director of the Foundation for Aviation Safety and a former Boeing engineer; Joe Jacobsen, aerospace engineer and technical adviser to the Foundation for Aviation Safety and a former FAA engineer; and Shawn Pruchnicki, PhD, professional practice assistant professor for integrated systems engineering at the Ohio State University, are sworn in before they testify at a Senate hearing to examine Boeing’s broken safety culture. AP Whistleblower Joshua Dean, 45, died unexpectedly from a fast-moving mystery illness last week — the second Boeing whistleblower to die suddenly within two months. Facebook / Taylor Rae RobertsDean’s death comes less than two months after Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, 62, died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 9.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Boeing said last month that it lost $355 million on falling revenue in the first quarter, another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer as it faces increasing scrutiny over the safety of its planes and accusations of shoddy work from a growing number of surviving whistleblowers.
It was announced abruptly in March that Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun would step down by the end of the year in a move widely seen as a reaction to the ongoing safety crises.
How much stock does Hillary have in Boeing?
bad theater, imho
1st quarters losses were $355 mil and Calhoun’s 2023 compensation totaled $32.8 million. He get’s a nice little slice of the pie, regardless of performance. I’m sure there will be a nice little golden parachute to compensate for failure.
The song the whistleblowers are listening to....
Feelin’ Alright?
Song by Joe Cocker
Seems I’ve got to have a change of scene
Every night I have the strangest dream
Imprisoned by the way it could have been
Left here on my own or so it seems
I’ve got to leave before I start to scream
But someone locked the door and took the key
You’re feelin’ alright? (Oh, no)
I’m not feelin’ too good myself (no, no)
Yes sir, you’re feelin’ alright? (Oh, no)
I’m not feelin’ that good myself, yeah (no, no)
Well boy, you sure took me for one big ride
And even now I sit and I wonder why
That when I think of you I start myself to cry
I just can’t waste my time, I must get by
Gotta stop believin’ in all your lies
‘Cause there’s too much to do before I die
I can’t escape, so I guess I’m here to stay
Until someone comes along and takes my place, yeah
With a different name, whoa, and a different face.
You’re feelin’ alright? (Oh, no)
I’m not feelin’ that good myself, yeah (no, no)
If difficult to learn anything from fast-moving headlines provided by sensationalist MSM.
My question - does Boeing truly have a systemic quality problem?
No malfunctions are acceptable, but they have so many planes in the air, the law of large numbers tells us that statistically some malfunctions will occur. Are mishaps occurring above normal rates? Also, is it Boeing, or is it operators or 3rd party maintenance crews?
Its a very complex analysis, so I ask in all seriousness to anyone who would have expertise in this area.
Boeing, per se, doesn't have a systemic quality problem, but they do have a supplier quality problem. They have sold off much of the subassembly operations, then squeezed their suppliers so hard that it is very difficult for them to meet their delivery goals, quality goals, and cost goals at the same time.
Boeing management have also disconnected themselves from the actual core competency of building aircraft, and as a result are making financial-driven decisions, not engineering-based decisions. If you are interested enough, YouTuber Mentour Pilot (on his second channel Mentour Now!) has created a very informative 23 minute video on the McDonnel Douglas - Boeing merger and its detrimental effects on Boeing management:
BTT
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
