A Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) engineer has called for the grounding of the entire 787 fleet due to safety concerns. The engineer, Sam Salehpour, is set to testify before Congress on Wednesday.
What Happened: Salehpour expressed his belief that all 787 jets should be grounded for comprehensive safety checks, in an interview with “NBC Nightly News.” This comes after a series of incidents that have raised questions about the aircraft’s safety.
He is scheduled to testify before Congress about the safety issues at Boeing, which he had previously reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a complaint earlier this year.
“The entire fleet worldwide, as far as I'm concerned right now, needs attention,” Salehpour said in the interview. “And the attention is, you need to check your gaps and make sure that you don't have potential for premature failure.”
In a letter to the FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker in January, Salehpour’s attorneys outlined concerns about the production and quality control processes at Boeing, which they believe pose significant ...