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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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Several current and former employees in South Carolina and in Washington State said mechanics building planes were allowed in some instances to sign off on their own work. 5 incident, Boeing announced changes to improve quality, including adding inspections at its factory in Renton and at the plant in Wichita, Kan., After the Jan.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

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The request to open the plug came from employees of Spirit AeroSystems, a supplier that makes the body for the 737 Max in Wichita, Kan. investigation, Boeing referred questions to the agency, which declined to comment. We’re going to at least build a plan that doesn’t have the Max 10 in it,” Mr. Kirby said.

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