Boeing's safety culture, manufacturing quality under fire as whistleblower claims he was told to ‘shut up'

Boeing’s safety culture and manufacturing quality, both at the center of a full-blown crisis following a January mid-air panel blowout, faced scrutiny on Wednesday in two Senate hearings.Boeing has been grappling with a safety crisis after the door plug panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight that took off from Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 5. The planemaker has undergone a management shakeup, US regulators have put curbs on its production, and deliveries fell by half in March.Testimony at the Senate Permanent ...