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'It's still in shambles': Can Boeing come back from crisis


Safety issues with the Boeing 737 Max and mass employee strikes made for a challenging 2024.

Another Boeing employee called Nathan (not his real name), who works in the company's Everett factory in Washington state, where the 777 is built, describes low staff morale and corners being cut on the production line. Moments earlier on the flight deck, First Officer Emily Wiprud had been exchanging routine messages with air traffic control, then there was a loud bang, a sudden rush of wind and her radio headset was torn off. A congressional report released in September 2020 found that Boeing's rush to build new aircraft as quickly as possible while cutting costs had "jeopardised the safety of the flying public" – although its findings were described as "partisan" by one leading Republican.

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