Federal prosecutors have expanded their probe beyond the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, The Seattle Times reported Friday, citing sources
The Department of Justice subpoenaed Boeing for records pertaining to the Dreamliner's production in South Carolina amid claims of subpar work, the sources told the Times.A third source told the Times that several individual employees at the Dreamliner production plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, had received subpoenas in early June from the"same group" of prosecutors working on the 737 Max investigation.
Read MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration has identified similarities between the two Boeing crashes that killed 346 people, specifically involving the plane's automatic safety feature known as MCAS. That system pushes the nose of the aircraft down if it senses an imminent stall.At a House hearing earlier this month, two pilots criticized Boeing's design and rollout of the aircraft and recommended additional training requirements for 737 Max pilots.
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