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People & Power - On a wing and a prayer

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.

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Why HN readers recommended it

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

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Al Jazeera English
Topic
boeing safety failures
Format
documentary
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
9
Recommendation years in dataset
2019–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Here are gruesome, firsthand details about production and management problems with the 737NG in a documentary from Al Jazeera. [VIDEO] The following summary is my own: The whole story is shown in the first seconds: three aircraft encountering more force than a usual landing (such …

    bolangi on Hacker News · 2021-03
    In Emirates’ Tim Clark says Boeing ‘not getting it’ on 737 Max, 787

  • Here is the video documentary by Al Jazeera for said scandal: [VIDEO] I just watched it. This is bad. Boeing, with the help of the American government, is covering up serious issues with how the 737NG is being built with faulty parts.

    reimertz on Hacker News · 2019-07
    In Work on production line of Boeing 737 Max ‘not adequately funded’

  • Link? Also, the rot didn't start with the 737 MAX. The 737 NG has critical problems that went unaddressed that has contributed to multiple fatalities and equipment damage. Here's a documentary about it: People & Power - On a wing and a prayer (2010) Al …

    mynameisnoone on Hacker News · 2024-01
    In United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 inspections

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