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13th Jun 2011, 12:26
SBS Dateline | A Wing and a Prayer (http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/about/id/601201/n/A-Wing-and-a-Prayer)
It might be worth watching this episode. If you're not in Australia, you'll have to view the transcript: SBS Dateline | A Wing and a Prayer (http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/transcript/id/601201/n/A-Wing-and-a-Prayer)
"Could airline giant Boeing really have allowed ill-fitting and dangerous parts into the construction of some of its 737 planes, potentially risking the lives of passengers?
Dozens of the planes are in Australian skies and there have been three suspicious crashes elsewhere in the world, but an investigation screened on Dateline alleges that Boeing and the United States authorities have taken little action.
Two former Boeing employees turned whistleblowers, Gigi Prewitt and Taylor Smith, are at the heart of the story.
They say they couldn't keep quiet any longer over defective parts being made by a subcontractor, Ducommun, which they say were then allowed into 737 Next Generation planes between 1996 and 2004… some even had to be hammered into shape or packed with filler to make them fit".
Just came across it whilst browsing world news.
It might be worth watching this episode. If you're not in Australia, you'll have to view the transcript: SBS Dateline | A Wing and a Prayer (http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/transcript/id/601201/n/A-Wing-and-a-Prayer)
"Could airline giant Boeing really have allowed ill-fitting and dangerous parts into the construction of some of its 737 planes, potentially risking the lives of passengers?
Dozens of the planes are in Australian skies and there have been three suspicious crashes elsewhere in the world, but an investigation screened on Dateline alleges that Boeing and the United States authorities have taken little action.
Two former Boeing employees turned whistleblowers, Gigi Prewitt and Taylor Smith, are at the heart of the story.
They say they couldn't keep quiet any longer over defective parts being made by a subcontractor, Ducommun, which they say were then allowed into 737 Next Generation planes between 1996 and 2004… some even had to be hammered into shape or packed with filler to make them fit".
Just came across it whilst browsing world news.