More Whistleblower Complaints Emerge in Boeing 737 MAX Safety Inquiries

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More Whistleblower Complaints Emerge in Boeing 737 MAX Safety Inquiries
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Whistleblower allegations related to the 737 MAX jets have come from FAA employees as well as from current and former Boeing workers, according to government officials familiar with the matter

U.S. aviation regulators and congressional investigators are looking into complaints by roughly a dozen purported whistleblowers alleging safety problems with Boeing Co.’s beleaguered 737 MAX jets, according to government officials familiar with the matter.

Neither the individuals nor the complaints have been made public and, according to these officials, only some of the allegations pertain to the design of a suspect flight-control feature or operation of specific sensors that are central to fatal crashes of a pair of 737...

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