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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Callum Jones in New York

Boeing employees’ use of safety concern service up 500% after panel blowout

Under-construction planes at a Boeing facility
Boeing airplanes being constructed at the company’s facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, during a press tour on Monday. Photograph: Laura Bilson/The Post and Courier

An internal service for Boeing employees to raise safety and quality concerns has “exploded” this year, an executive claimed, after a whistleblower said he endured retaliation for speaking up.

The planemaker has come under intense scrutiny since a terrifying cabin panel blowout in January prompted fresh questions about the production of its bestselling commercial jet, the 737 Max.

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