Boeing’s 787-9 Dreamliner is reportedly beneath investigation.
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The US Justice Division has reportedly subpoenaed Boeing for data on the manufacturing of the 787 Dreamliner, signaling an enlargement of its Boeing 737 Max felony investigation to the airline’s bigger, luxurious plane. Citing two sources, the Seattle Instances on Friday mentioned there have been “allegations of shoddy work” and corner-cutting on Dreamliner manufacturing in South Carolina.
Boeing’s 737 Max MCAS flight management system was blamed as the reason for two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 folks. Boeing accomplished check flights for the software program repair to its grounded 737 Max airliner in April, and in Might mentioned the replace was completed and prepared for analysis by the Federal Aviation Administration.
In accordance with the Seattle Instances, a 3rd supply mentioned a number of Boeing workers had been subpoenaed on the Dreamliner manufacturing plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, earlier in June. These subpoenas got here from the identical DOJ prosecutors concerned within the 737 Max investigation, the report mentioned.
The DOJ is trying into “broad cultural issues” at Boeing, the Seattle Instances mentioned a supply advised.
There’s nonetheless no schedule for when the 737 Max shall be again within the air, however earlier this month Boeing scored a take care of Worldwide Airways Group — together with British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling — which is able to purchase 200 737 Max 8s and 10s.
Each the DOJ and Boeing declined to remark.
First printed at three:45 p.m. PT on June 28.
Up to date at 5:25 p.m. PT: provides each DOJ and Boeing declining to remark
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