A Boeing engineer who went public last week with safety concerns about the company’s 787 Dreamliner told a Senate panel on Wednesday that he was concerned that shortcuts the company was taking would eventually lead to a crash if they continued unchecked. The engineer, Sam Salehpour, testified that in an attempt to address bottlenecks, Boeing […]
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FAA Investigates Claims by Boeing Whistle-Blower About Flaws in 787 Dreamliner
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating claims made by a Boeing engineer who says that sections of the fuselage of the 787 Dreamliner are improperly fastened together and could break apart mid-flight after thousands of trips. The engineer, Sam Salehpour, who worked on the plane, detailed his allegations in interviews with The New York Times […]
Read MoreEx-Officials Urge Curbing President’s Power to Deploy Troops on U.S. Soil
A bipartisan group of former senior national security and legal officials, including veterans of the Trump administration, are urging lawmakers to impose new limits on a president’s power to deploy federal troops on domestic soil. While it is generally illegal to use the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement purposes, a law called the Insurrection […]
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