Aerospace giant Boeing is facing fresh accusations of safety violations from yet another whistleblower, who is casting aspersions on the company’s quality control practices.
Merle Meyers, who worked at the airplane manufacturer’s Everett, Washington, factory for more than 20 years has come forward with allegations that Boeing used non-conforming parts on airplanes without proper inspection.
In an exclusive interview with CNN, Meyers detailed the high-pressure environment at the facility. Assembly teams would go to extreme lengths to obtain the parts they needed to keep the production line moving.
Meyers’ claims that lapses he witnessed were intentional, organized efforts designed to thwart quality control processes in an effort to keep up with demanding production schedules.
Beginning in the early 2000s, Meyers says that for more than a decade, he estimates that about 50,000…
