FAA investigating Boeing jets after engineer claims they are flawed

Boeing's 777 and 787 Dreamliner are under new scrutiny after a whistleblower claimed that there are undisclosed flaws in their manufacturing that 'could become catastrophic as the airplanes age.'

Sam Salehpour, a Boeing engineer, alleges that Boeing took shortcuts when manufacturing its 777 and 787 Dreamliner jets … his formal complaint to the Federal Aviation Administration, filed in January and made public on Tuesday, is not specific to the newer 737 Max jet that has been grounded twice by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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