The Boeing Scandal Just Got A LOT Worse

hi welcome to another episode of Cold Fusion last week on Cold Fusion we uploaded an episode on how Boeing went from an Innovative engineering company to a corporate husk designed to enrich investors it was greed at the cost of safety and in the worst cases it cost lives now it seems like the chickens have finally come home to roost for Boe in just a week since the episode was published a series of incidents have taken place that can only be described as alarming from a wheel falling off a plane during takeoff and dish soap being used in a production facility to the death of a whistleblower Boeing's 2024 is not going well in this episode we'll see what's taken place since the last episode look briefly into some of the claims made by John Barnett and figure out what's next for Boeing just to note I am traveling at the moment and using a different microphone with no soundproofing so apologies in advance you are watching C Fusion [Music] TV first on March 4th passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Texas to Florida on a Boeing 737 900 witnessed quote bright orange flames shooting out of the plane's engine passenger Elliot Trexler described hearing a loud noise while in the air quote there was a loud explosion there was no question in any of our minds that something bad had happened that combined bed with the plane nose diving and seeing Flames then on March 8th a Boeing 737 Max operated by United Airlines carrying 160 passengers and six crew members slid off the Runway while Landing due to a malfunction in the landing gear in the very same week a tire fell off a Boeing 77 shortly after takeoff from San Francisco Airport it detached while the plane was in midair and fell to the ground below smashing into cars in a parking lot nearby and just a few days ago at least 50 people were injured due to a sudden plunge on a Boeing 7879 Dreamliner this was during a flight between Australia and New Zealand a passenger on that flight described how a sudden drop caused people to be thrown up out of their seats smashing into the roof of the plane and this was with such force that it broke panels and injured 50 passengers another Boeing 7300 operated by United Airlines during a flight from Sydney to San Francisco had to turn around mid-flight due to hydraulic liquid pouring out of the landing gear before we all Panic we need to put things into perspective globally there's over 100,000 flights per day so statistically air travel is pretty safe but it's clear that these incidents seem to be increasing in frequency in all fairness investigations into these incidents are all ongoing and we may find that some of the fault lies with the operators as opposed to being a Boeing issue and while there may be some truth to that there's one person who definitely didn't believe that one this is not a 737 problem it's a bowling problem um and I know the fa's gone in and they've done due diligence and inspections to assure that the door plugs of the 737 are are installed properly and the Fasteners are T properly but my concern is what's the rest of the airplane what's the rest of the condition of the airplane and the reason my concern for that is back in 2012 boing started removing and ction operations off their jobs so it left the mechanics to buy off their own work that was John Barnett in an interview with TMZ about a month ago and he was talking about the door plug situation with Alaska Airlines John Barnett was a 62-year-old former Boeing Employee turned whistleblower he worked as the quality manager for over 30 years and after his retirement in 2017 he's been publicly sounding the alarm and sharing his concerns about Boeing's practices I say John was a 62-year-old man cuz unfortunately just as he was about to testify against Boeing the next day Jon was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound his lawyers only found out because he was a noow for the lawsuit and wasn't answering his phone this morning police in Charleston South Carolina tell NBC news they are aware of the death of a former Boeing Employee turned whistleblower 62-year-old John Barnett found dead on Friday from what the coroner calls an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound as of the making of this episode police are still investigating his death Barnett has appeared on Netflix TMZ and has worked with other journalists where he continuously claimed that Boeing's practices were not up to standard for example in 2019 Barnett spoke with the BBC and revealed that workers were constantly under pressure and have been quote deliberately fitting substandard parts to aircraft on the production line he also claimed that there were serious problems with oxygen systems the assembly process failed tests and overall mismanagement he'd mentioned that he'd raised concerns with his managers but no actions were taken Barnett went on a long legal battle against Boeing he alleged that Boeing destroyed his reputation and hampered his career due to the concerns he raised but Boeing of course has denied all allegations Barnett had worked at Boeing South Carolina plant since 2010 where he was part of the manufacturing team on the 787 Dreamliners in an interview with the New York Times in 2019 Barnett claimed quote I haven't seen a plane out of Charleston yet that I'd put my name on saying it's safe and airworthy these statements are in line with a 2014 report by Al jazer which have been resurfacing lately secretly filmed footage shows Boeing Engineers saying that they would not fly on the very planes that they were manufacturing did you fly on one um no you won't fly on one would you fly one of these planes did you fly in one of these mother probably not did you fly one of these yeah sketchy sketchy I probably would but I mean I'm a death wish too our source asked 15 of his co-workers if they'd fly on the Dreamliner 10 said no I wouldn't for one of these PLS you wouldn't why wouldn't you huh why wouldn't you because I see quality going down around here all of this also comes at a time when a 6 we probe by the Federal Aviation Administration or FAA revealed last week multiple instances in which Boeing and one of its vendors quote allegedly failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements the audit reported by the New York Times also highlighted issues with a critical supplier Spirit AOS systems out of 89 products audited 56 passed while 33 did not meet the standards some insane safety violations were also observed during the FAA udit dishwashing soap was used as lubricant for a 737 Max door and Boeing Engineers were interviewed on how well they understood the Quality Control process the average score was 58% however Boeing is trying their best to save face in a statement released by them they said quote based on the FAA audit our quality standown and recent expert panel report we continue to implement immediate changes and develop a comprehensive action plan to strengthen safety and quality and build the confidence of our customers and their passengers we are squarely focused on taking significant demonstrated action with transparency at every turn meanwhile the head of the national Transportation safety board or NTSB claims that the surveillance footage of the work being done on the door plug of the faithful Alaska Airlines aircraft has been overwritten by Boeing now this would all be a comical clown show and it could be funny to watch if it didn't risk the lives of innocent people so the US government has finally woken up from their Slumber and said enough is enough the US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the door plug incident with Alaska Airlines from January Boeing has already acknowledged in a letter to Congress saying that they cannot find the records for the work done on the door panel of the Alaska Airlines plane that in itself should send alarm bells ringing the Wall Street Journal reported that the investigation would assist the Department's review of Boeing and this is to see whether Boeing complied with a previous settlement that resolved a federal investigation into the safety of its 737 Max aircraft following the two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019 which we covered in the last episode all of these incidents have seen a 25% drop in Boeing's stock price since the start of 2024 so ironically in the pursuit of maximizing shareholder value Boeing has done the exact opposite cutting corners and saving money is eroding the company's reputation while it may seem that Boeing could head towards a severe crisis it's not likely for one main reason it's no secret that Boeing has a unique relationship with the US government and US president Federal records show that Boeing has spent millions of dollars on lobbying in fact according to ops.org Boeing ranks ninth in lobbying activity in Washington since 1998 Boeing is also the top exporter and defense contractor for the United States in fact in 2023 40% of Revenue came from government sources and the US government alone accounted for 37% of all company Revenue accusations have also come to light of politicians selling Boeing stock before negative reports came out suggesting insider trading within the US government given such close relationships with some key players in government and other influential Industries it's very unlikely that Boeing will simply cease to exist sorry to say but they're in bed with the US government given the death of John Barnett it's unclear what's going to happen in that legal case now however with the Department of Justice opening a criminal investigation and with the continuous negative headlines causing both public awareness and an outcry it's clear that Boeing is going to have their hands full with ongoing legal battles as for the company itself Boeing is going to need to get that public confidence back and fast even though the US government is a key part of Boeing's Revenue over the last 4 years it's been decreasing year on year and this indicates that Boeing can't solely rely on government contracts to grow ultimately the public has to feel safe in their planes or Airbus will be eating their lunch it's not just the public and everyday passengers that have to trust Boeing again but also Airline operators regulators and media alike and for humans trust is a very hard thing to restore once broken where will this old land for Bo only time will tell so how do you guys feel about all of this if you've worked for Boeing in any capacity I'd love to hear from you that's where we'll leave it for today my name is toogo and You' have been watching cold fusion and I want to thank you so much for watching till the end cheers guys have a good one [Music] cold fusion it's new thinking

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Length: 11min 49sec (709 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 14 2024