The Boeing 787: Broken Dreams l Al Jazeera Investigations
Al Jazeera English
Why leaders watch it
Case study of how cost pressure and weakened quality culture produced safety concerns, years before Boeing's public crises.
An Al Jazeera investigation into Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, featuring current and former engineers who voice safety concerns. It covers quality control problems at the South Carolina plant and the roots of the battery problems that grounded the plane.
Takeaways
- Outsourcing and speed pressure eroded quality control
- Engineers' concerns were dismissed by management
- Culture failures precede visible disasters
Topics: Failure, safety & learning orgs, Culture & values
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