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People & Power - On a wing and a prayer

Al Jazeera English · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Aviation & aerospace engineeringMedia, journalism & propagandaLaw, policing & justice

What it is

An Al Jazeera English People & Power investigation from 2010 into safety problems with the Boeing 737NG, featuring whistleblowers on cracking parts, hand-made structural components and an alleged cover-up.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN resurfaces it during Boeing safety stories as early, firsthand evidence that production and management problems long predate the 737 Max.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here are gruesome, firsthand details about production and management problems with the 737NG in a documentary from Al Jazeera.”

    Firsthand details on 737NG production and management problems and a government cover-up.

    bolangi, 2021-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Emirates’ Tim Clark says Boeing ‘not getting it’ on 737 Max, 787”

  2. “Here is the video documentary by Al Jazeera for said scandal”

    Al Jazeera documentary on faulty parts and cover-up on the 737NG.

    reimertz, 2019-07 · Recommendation · in “Work on production line of Boeing 737 Max ‘not adequately funded’”

  3. “Here's a documentary about it”

    Documentary on unaddressed 737 NG critical problems.

    mynameisnoone, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 inspections”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: boeing, 737ng, whistleblowers, aviation safety, al jazeera

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