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a boeing worker testified accusing boeing of taking manufacturing shortcuts to save time and money in a rush to address its bottlenecks in production, boeing hit problems, pushing pieces together with excessive force to make them appear that the gaps don't exist. >> even though they exist. >> boeing calls the claims inaccurate and says it is confident in the safety and durability of the 787. today, on getting answers, i spoke with aviation analyst john nance. >> this is a watershed moment for boeing. it doesn't mean that they are going downhill in terms of overall quality. it does mean that they've got to change the way they view on the front lines. their responsibilities towards personal responsibilities, towards safety, and that's what's been slipping over time. the idea that they could they could have things wrong with the airplane as it's going down the production line, but still push it to the next position on the line, rather than stopping the line and making sure it was right. >> boeing says it does encourage employees to say something and speak up if they see something wrong.
a boeing worker testified accusing boeing of taking manufacturing shortcuts to save time and money in a rush to address its bottlenecks in production, boeing hit problems, pushing pieces together with excessive force to make them appear that the gaps don't exist. >> even though they exist. >> boeing calls the claims inaccurate and says it is confident in the safety and durability of the 787. today, on getting answers, i spoke with aviation analyst john nance. >> this is a...
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boeing is calling sandhya patel claim inaccurate. the company says in part, the issues raised have been subject to rigorous engineering examination under faa oversight. this analysis has validated that these issues do not present any safety concerns. salarpur has not provided any documented evidence. boeing is now encouraging employees to speak up about quality concerns ahead of today's hearing, the company says. reports to an internal tip line about aircraft quality are up about 500% this year. back to you, kumasi. thank you amanda. >> san francisco is taking a major step in its 30 year plan for improving seismic safety. mayor london breed issued an executive directive instructing city departments to identify concrete buildings that may be vulnerable in major earthquakes. experts say these at risk buildings are not easily identified from the streets, so a screening process is needed to identify them and prioritize the ones that need to be retrofitted. we know how to prepare for an earthquake, but are you prepared? make sure you have
boeing is calling sandhya patel claim inaccurate. the company says in part, the issues raised have been subject to rigorous engineering examination under faa oversight. this analysis has validated that these issues do not present any safety concerns. salarpur has not provided any documented evidence. boeing is now encouraging employees to speak up about quality concerns ahead of today's hearing, the company says. reports to an internal tip line about aircraft quality are up about 500% this...
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late yesterday, boeing gave federal investigators documents that may show cases in which a door plug was removed from a 737 max as it was being assembled. but boeing employees did not document that moment on the assembly line for the alaska airlines plane that suffered the emergency tsay in january. ntsb chair jennifer homendy told the state commerce committee boeing's admission that those records don't exist for that work on the plane in question was unacceptable. she also said investigators do not know who worked on the max nine in the incident. earlier this year, the ntsb has not been able to interview the door plug team manager, who has been sick on leave. the ntsb plans to hold a public investigative hearing into the alaska airlines incident in august. it could include testimony from employees at boeing and the fuselage manufacturer spirit aerosystems. back to you at the desk, kumasi. >> thank you. amanda. the epa is setting the first ever limits for so-called forever chemicals in drinking water. these limits will regulate pfas, which have contaminated water sources across the u
late yesterday, boeing gave federal investigators documents that may show cases in which a door plug was removed from a 737 max as it was being assembled. but boeing employees did not document that moment on the assembly line for the alaska airlines plane that suffered the emergency tsay in january. ntsb chair jennifer homendy told the state commerce committee boeing's admission that those records don't exist for that work on the plane in question was unacceptable. she also said investigators...
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boeing is calling salarpur claims inaccurate. the company says in part the issue raised the issues raised, i should say, have been subject to rigorous engineering examination under faa oversight. this analysis has validated that these issues do not present any safety concerns. salarpur has not provided any documented evidence. boeing is now encouraging employees to speak up about quality concerns ahead of today's hearing. the company says. reports to an internal tip line about aircraft quality are up about 500% this year. back to you at the desk, reggie. >> thanks so much, amanda. tomorrow is the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake in san francisco, and the mayor is taking a major step in its 3030 year plan for improving seismic safety. she issued an executive director directive instructing city departments to identify concrete buildings that may be vulnerable in major earthquakes. experts say these at risk buildings are not easily identified from the street, so a screening process is needed to identify them and prioritize those t
boeing is calling salarpur claims inaccurate. the company says in part the issue raised the issues raised, i should say, have been subject to rigorous engineering examination under faa oversight. this analysis has validated that these issues do not present any safety concerns. salarpur has not provided any documented evidence. boeing is now encouraging employees to speak up about quality concerns ahead of today's hearing. the company says. reports to an internal tip line about aircraft quality...