Former Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) engineer-turned-whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, is out with fresh claims that the fuselage sections on 787 Dreamliners are improperly fastened and could break apart mid-flight, per The New York Times. Reddit's WallStreetBets is taking notice.
What Happened: Members of the r/WallStreetBets subreddit circled new whistleblower reports on Tuesday, focused on comments regarding safety and quality deficiencies at Boeing. The retail investing crowd reacted to Salehpour's claims in their signature sarcastic style.
"Jumping on the plane to get the parts to fit is a perfectly acceptable way to assemble an airframe. Also, I will not be flying on a Boeing from now until forever," remarked u/ride_electric_bike.
"I'm traveling on a 10 hour 787 flight next month. Wish me luck," u/OkContribution9835 added.
The Redditors were reacting to comments Salehpour said on a media call this ...