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Whistleblower: Parts sent to Boeing had 'serious defects'

Fuselages made by Boeing's largest supplier often had serious defects, a former quality inspector at the firm claims.

A former employee of Boeing's biggest supplier has claimed that sections of 737 Max aircraft regularly left its factory with serious defects.

Spirit Aerosystems builds fuselages for the 737 Max, which are then shipped to Boeing’s own plant for final assembly.

Speaking publicly for the first time, former quality inspector Santiago Peredes told the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ that some managers actively tried to discourage him from flagging up flaws in half-finished planes.

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(Photo: A worker walks past Boeing's 737 MAX-9 under construction at their production facility in Renton, Washington, US. Credit: Reuters)

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