A grave incident shocked the world when an Air India flight crashed and killed all but one passenger in Ahmedabad. However, the focus now turns to Boeing, the American multinational plane company whose aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, was used for Air India Flight 171.
This is because it is the same model that was scrutinized last year when a whistleblower claimed that it had undergone "sub-standard" development in their American plants during production.
Gizmodo shared a report that looks back on the scrutiny that Boeing faced from its former employees, particularly as Flight 171's Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the same aircraft that was said to have massive issues. It starts with John Barnett, a former Boeing quality manager who retired in 2017, who came forward to reveal to the world and US regulators that the 787 Dreamliner's production was heavily flawed.
The same Boeing 787 Dreamliner was also mentioned in an exposé last year by a former engineer of the company, Sam Salehpour, who claimed that the aircraft could break apart "midair" because of its assembly process.
After many whistleblowers exposed the company by coming forward, Boeing has since admitted to falsifying the documents they submitted to the FAA about the 787 line, particularly on its bonding and grounding where the wings and the fuselage meet.
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