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Workers at a Boeing 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina have complained of defective manufacturing, debris left on planes and pressure to not report violations

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Tags: usa.sc, business, aviation, aircraft, manufacturing, employees, cost cutting, boeing.787, safety.workplace, author.natalie kitroeff, author.david gelles, source.the new york times, paywall.soft
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/business/boeing-dreamliner-production-problems.html

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Title
Claims of Shoddy Production Draw Scrutiny to a Second Boeing Jet
Authors
Natalie Kitroeff, David Gelles
Published
Apr 20 2019
Word count
2766 words

4 comments

  1. spit-evil-olive-tips
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    There's a particularly insightful reddit comment here about the differences in unionization between Boeing's plants in the Seattle area and their South Carolina plants, and how that affects...

    There's a particularly insightful reddit comment here about the differences in unionization between Boeing's plants in the Seattle area and their South Carolina plants, and how that affects workers' ability to report safety issues.

    6 votes
  2. [3]
    Neverland
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    This story reminded me of this older doc/investigative video about that Boeing plant. Lots of insider interviews, etc. I still don’t know what to think of the source exactly, but the piece seems...

    This story reminded me of this older doc/investigative video about that Boeing plant. Lots of insider interviews, etc. I still don’t know what to think of the source exactly, but the piece seems to stand on its own.

    4 votes
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      cfabbro
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      I think it largely depends on which Al Jazeera you're talking about. The parent company, Al Jazeera Media Network, is run by a member of the Qatari ruling family and Al Jazeera (JSC) is state...

      I still don’t know what to think of the source exactly, but the piece seems to stand on its own.

      I think it largely depends on which Al Jazeera you're talking about. The parent company, Al Jazeera Media Network, is run by a member of the Qatari ruling family and Al Jazeera (JSC) is state funded and has had its share of controversies. However, the now defunct Al Jazeera America and still operating Al Jazeera English, one of whom likely produced this report, were/are generally well regarded AFAIK.

      But as you said, the piece seems to stand on its own, and the reporter behind it, Will Jordan, is an award winning London-based reporter. So take that for what it's worth, too.

      5 votes
      1. Neverland
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        Nice, thanks for all that info on them.

        Nice, thanks for all that info on them.

        2 votes