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Claims of shoddy production draw scrutiny to a second Boeing jet

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – When Boeing broke ground on its new factory near Charleston in 2009, the plant was trumpeted as a state-of-the-art manufacturing hub, building one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. But in the decade since, the factory, which makes the 787 Dreamliner, has been plagued by shoddy production and weak oversight that have threatened to compromise safety.

A New York Times review of hundreds of pages of internal e-mails, corporate documents and federal records, as well as interviews with more than a dozen current and former employees, reveals a culture that often valued production speed over quality. Facing long manufacturing delays, Boeing pushed its workforce to quickly turn out Dreamliners, at times ignoring problems raised by employees.

http://www.startribune.com/claims-of-shoddy-production-draw-scrutiny-to-a-second-boeing-jet/508852952/

 

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