Whistleblower from Boeing supplier says he was pressured to ignore defects during inspections

Santiago Paredes spent a decade doing final inspections on 737 fuselages for Spirit AeroSystems, one of Boeing's largest suppliers. He says he filed an ethics complaint when his managers asked him to speed up inspections about where he was finding issues, and when he was ignored, he eventually resigned. He spoke exclusively to Kris Van Cleave.
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  • @bmay282
    @bmay282Ай бұрын

    get him in witness protection!!

  • @tcdecatur2077

    @tcdecatur2077

    Ай бұрын

    Just said this. 😔

  • @blacksquid270

    @blacksquid270

    Ай бұрын

    Probably wouldn't help much, Boeing is one of the biggest defense contractors in the world, they have working relationships throughout the Intelligence Community.

  • @pappadudat

    @pappadudat

    Ай бұрын

    Won't do hum any good. The government and Boeing are good friends.

  • @alexsmith1207

    @alexsmith1207

    Ай бұрын

    We talking about the guy he gonna get killed​@@blacksquid270

  • @HOODRAT-jy3wb

    @HOODRAT-jy3wb

    Ай бұрын

    yep

  • @novaboy1174
    @novaboy1174Ай бұрын

    Welp, here's to hoping he's still alive by the end of the week...

  • @sIXXIsDesigns

    @sIXXIsDesigns

    Ай бұрын

    he might last a few weeks... maybe... Boeing is obviously hiding something HUGE!!! ... think Space.... keep that in mind... shhhhh... dont tell anyone... i dont want to end up Poof.... 🤣

  • @BrettFightorFlight

    @BrettFightorFlight

    Ай бұрын

    Woooo too soon. Too soon😊

  • @C0braChicken2

    @C0braChicken2

    Ай бұрын

    @@BrettFightorFlight NOT too soon, they keep killing the whistleblowers. The fact that anyone is willing to still come forward at this point, lets you know how bad the problem really is.

  • @mattsmelley5569
    @mattsmelley5569Ай бұрын

    ANYONE who has ever spent 1 minute in corporate America knows this GUY is NOT lying!

  • @EastCoastReefer
    @EastCoastReeferАй бұрын

    Someone fit this man in a 24/7 body cam.

  • @sIXXIsDesigns

    @sIXXIsDesigns

    Ай бұрын

    Boeing's cronies will find a way around that too.... surely the 2 previous "deaths" cannot be a coincidence... "third time is the charm"... isn't that how it goes?

  • @trave7644

    @trave7644

    Ай бұрын

    They will send their hitmen! Criminal Boeing.

  • @paulsaulpaul

    @paulsaulpaul

    Ай бұрын

    Security cameras in maximum security prisons stop working when there is a high profile defendant in custody, so I don't see a 24/7 body cam posing much of an obstacle. Did anyone ever actually see Jeffery's body?

  • @triciac1019
    @triciac1019Ай бұрын

    Keep him safe!

  • @engineered-mind
    @engineered-mindАй бұрын

    Ignore defects on planes? I will never fly Boeing again. This is American corporate greed at its worst when you prioritize money over human lives

  • @user-nu1sq2fz8s

    @user-nu1sq2fz8s

    Ай бұрын

    But American military companies have been doing this since 1970ties at least

  • @GeneralChangOfDanang

    @GeneralChangOfDanang

    Ай бұрын

    And the health care industry.

  • @timkono5645

    @timkono5645

    Ай бұрын

    You know this is a supplier that also supplies parts to other aircraft manufacturers. Spirit has been headed downhill for a while and is pushing problems down the line for Boeing mechanics to find.

  • @user-nu1sq2fz8s

    @user-nu1sq2fz8s

    Ай бұрын

    @@timkono5645 hardly so . Boeing has problems over the place . I don't think Spirit is the only one to be blamed here

  • @timkono5645

    @timkono5645

    Ай бұрын

    @@user-nu1sq2fz8s I'm not absolving Boeing in any way. Pushing issues downstream is something that suppliers do all the time when they are pushed to make schedule.

  • @corvus2327
    @corvus2327Ай бұрын

    Wonder how long til he is "gone?"

  • @beanbon666

    @beanbon666

    Ай бұрын

    Vro, he's already gone.

  • @alexsmith1207

    @alexsmith1207

    Ай бұрын

    Probably the government is spying on him, looking for something to charge him with, or trying to make a agreement like money but that's unlikely

  • @fennyellis3366
    @fennyellis3366Ай бұрын

    God, keep this man safe!🙏

  • @dulynoted2427
    @dulynoted2427Ай бұрын

    What about the other 2 who mysteriously died?

  • @mr.levintouge154

    @mr.levintouge154

    Ай бұрын

    *Assassinated

  • @syler100

    @syler100

    Ай бұрын

    unfortunately they will be forgotten in a couple of month eventually.

  • @MrChannel19

    @MrChannel19

    Ай бұрын

    Name them!

  • @KarelleDIY

    @KarelleDIY

    Ай бұрын

    They have to have started some type of investigation on their untimely deaths.

  • @jimschofield8734
    @jimschofield8734Ай бұрын

    Rest In Peace bro.

  • @tinkwilliams2354

    @tinkwilliams2354

    Ай бұрын

    Not funny but honestly , prayers for him 😂😂😂😂😂 I hope he is not #3

  • @galaticwarrior213

    @galaticwarrior213

    Ай бұрын

    @@tinkwilliams2354he is dead now

  • @cptfreeman8966

    @cptfreeman8966

    Ай бұрын

    @@tinkwilliams2354 Kinda fckd that we openly joke about this.... Everyone knows

  • @crow8283
    @crow8283Ай бұрын

    Protect this man

  • @almondjoy123
    @almondjoy123Ай бұрын

    PROTECT THIS MAN AT ALL COST!!

  • @sIXXIsDesigns

    @sIXXIsDesigns

    Ай бұрын

    there is already enough evidence out there to convict them... then again... Boeing is probably trying to cover up something MUCH larger.... this dude is gone... if he makes a few weeks.. he will be lucky.

  • @Novastar.SaberCombat

    @Novastar.SaberCombat

    Ай бұрын

    Good luck. So far, the odds are HIGHLY against. And why? Simple. The big B boys have coin, connections, crews, clout, computer code, control, corrupt cronies, and shady opportunities. But whistleblowers basically have NOTHING. No legit support that could hold up against that corporate arsenal. Thus... R.I.P. 🔥☠️🔥

  • @almondjoy123
    @almondjoy123Ай бұрын

    Smart man for quitting and leaving. And THEN going to the media.

  • @noanyobiseniss7462
    @noanyobiseniss7462Ай бұрын

    Boeing should hire that guy and put him in charge of all spirit delivery inspection and it would give them a big bump to their horrible credibility.

  • @tedz2usa

    @tedz2usa

    Ай бұрын

    Precisely. Boeing putting him in a leadership role would single handedly restore tremendous credibility to their org.

  • @TecraX2

    @TecraX2

    Ай бұрын

    Boeing: "We would, but unfortunately we already know that he will "unexpectedly" commit suicide within the next couple of weeks"

  • @user-be8nj1xu2y

    @user-be8nj1xu2y

    Ай бұрын

    I'm pretty sure Boeing has other ideas for this guy.

  • @mipmipmipmipmip

    @mipmipmipmipmip

    Ай бұрын

    Boeing regrets to inform you they tried to contact him but he accidentally fell upwards out of a window into a gun.

  • @mipmipmipmipmip

    @mipmipmipmipmip

    Ай бұрын

    @@streetracingmiscreant8589 So you're the one who forgot to put the panel in correctly

  • @RC41591Shadow
    @RC41591ShadowАй бұрын

    AF Vet who lives the core values. Integrity first. Service before self. Excellence in all we do.

  • @zacquelinebaldwin2555
    @zacquelinebaldwin2555Ай бұрын

    IF ITS BOEING IM NOT GOING

  • @paulsaulpaul

    @paulsaulpaul

    Ай бұрын

    If it's Boeing, they're not breathing.

  • @USA-zr9zy
    @USA-zr9zyАй бұрын

    He we go again!!! Boeing is out for blood! Get this man protection!!

  • @Native722
    @Native722Ай бұрын

    Next on CBS Evening News: The Whistleblower from Boeing supplier who reported on how he was pressured to ignore defects during inspections, has been found dead due to an apparent self-inflected wound.

  • @mipmipmipmipmip

    @mipmipmipmipmip

    Ай бұрын

    Sadly had an unexpected heart attack despite being in excellent health.

  • @akui88

    @akui88

    Ай бұрын

    Naw homie they have to change it up, my odds are gas leak in his home!

  • @yasminbarry7941
    @yasminbarry7941Ай бұрын

    Dear Boeing: We (clients) are watching and also going out of our way to avoid flying you. Keep this man. And your 10 other whistleblowers alive.

  • @martibridges4947
    @martibridges4947Ай бұрын

    Lord have mercy Someone has been causing whistleblowers to leave early Nothing to see there 🤬🇺🇸

  • @mr.levintouge154

    @mr.levintouge154

    Ай бұрын

    It's Boeing themselves, duh!

  • @scarpfish

    @scarpfish

    Ай бұрын

    It would be nice if you conspiratorial types would show the receipts instead of doing this 🐔 💩 drop and run act.

  • @aminyashed8044

    @aminyashed8044

    Ай бұрын

    This revelation came after John Barnett reportedly died by sew a side few days after testifying against Boeing, while Joshua Dean was declared dead due to a sudden illness. In April 2023, he was fired from Spirit AeroSystems and later claimed that “if you are too loud, [Boeing] will silence you.”

  • @darkmp40
    @darkmp40Ай бұрын

    Witness protection before he's gone!

  • @tragicrhythm
    @tragicrhythmАй бұрын

    All the brave workers who have come forward to try to keep us safe ❤

  • @FreshlySnipes
    @FreshlySnipesАй бұрын

    Get this man protected

  • @johnodo764
    @johnodo764Ай бұрын

    Dead passengers are the cost of doing business?

  • @vg23air

    @vg23air

    Ай бұрын

    lawyers and bean counters figure out the cost and it is cheaper to fly the plane, this is how the pinto survived so long at ford, they did a study, the costs of settlements and such were less than profits on the cars

  • @magedude999

    @magedude999

    Ай бұрын

    You're surprised? You think corporations give a damn about us as customers, employees or humans?

  • @robertsudano4304

    @robertsudano4304

    Ай бұрын

    It’s been that way since the 50s and 60s. A lot of planes have gone down over the last 50-60 years

  • @vg23air

    @vg23air

    Ай бұрын

    @@robertsudano4304 i dont think it has been as blatent as the max incident, when the first one went down i knew what was wrong, and it was money, they moved the engines to get better fuel economy (profits) and the plane was unstable at low speed so they added a sensor that controlled pitch and the pilots had no override or were not made aware they had one,, then the plane pitched and the pilots and the plane electronics fought each other. This happened over and over killing people until the reason was outed by people other than boeing. Even after boeing disclosed the override, planes still went down. The pilots commanded up, the plane commanded down.

  • @robertsudano4304

    @robertsudano4304

    Ай бұрын

    @@vg23air you mean the 737 max’s deadly flaw?

  • @panindonesia
    @panindonesiaАй бұрын

    He better watch his back before something happens

  • @beanbon666
    @beanbon666Ай бұрын

    Giving the whistleblower an early Rest In Peace.

  • @FreddyBoy1808

    @FreddyBoy1808

    Ай бұрын

    🤣🤣😝🤪

  • @gooberjoober5691

    @gooberjoober5691

    Ай бұрын

    "Died to mysterious circumstances"

  • @wadehiggins1114

    @wadehiggins1114

    Ай бұрын

    😂 I'm done with KZread

  • @scarpfish

    @scarpfish

    Ай бұрын

    If only we could do that to bored souls who push conspiracy theories behind anonymous usernames, but never provide a clue of evidence to prove their fantastic tales have some truth.

  • @beanbon666

    @beanbon666

    Ай бұрын

    @@scarpfish Touch grass.

  • @magedude999
    @magedude999Ай бұрын

    RIP in advance. 😢

  • @cloudyharbour7047
    @cloudyharbour7047Ай бұрын

    Watch him closely and give him personal protection. Would be a shame if he too came up missing or dead. Brave people coming forward

  • @devonc8411
    @devonc8411Ай бұрын

    It just never stops with Boeing.

  • @Novastar.SaberCombat

    @Novastar.SaberCombat

    Ай бұрын

    You mean the janky sheet shows keep flowin' if yer goin' with Boein'? Yup. Expect more "training accidents" or "health concerns" or "medical mishaps" to pop up. 🙄

  • @garygonzalez3309
    @garygonzalez3309Ай бұрын

    Dude just committed sew a side😢

  • @user-if4xq2zh1l

    @user-if4xq2zh1l

    Ай бұрын

    Sue who?

  • @sIXXIsDesigns

    @sIXXIsDesigns

    Ай бұрын

    i think there is something larger at play here.... as there is already enough evidence to show Boeing was short-changing Safety Regulations... this man is just ASKING to end up like the last 2.

  • @debbirbodner5358
    @debbirbodner5358Ай бұрын

    If it was unfounded Why did the door flew off?

  • @MrChannel19

    @MrChannel19

    Ай бұрын

    Who were the inspectors and quality control?

  • @4edior762
    @4edior762Ай бұрын

    No prizes here to guess who's the next dead whistleblower...

  • @yl003760
    @yl003760Ай бұрын

    He is brave. The other two are……….

  • @user-tj8hv7vr9i

    @user-tj8hv7vr9i

    Ай бұрын

    Victims

  • @mikek6461
    @mikek6461Ай бұрын

    What could go wrong w a defective plane 😢 ☠️💀☠️💀

  • @WilsonPendarvis-tn3wm
    @WilsonPendarvis-tn3wmАй бұрын

    Protective custody! Please. Please I am about to cry I am so afraid for this man. Please PLEASE!

  • @user-ol1wl4cv6f
    @user-ol1wl4cv6fАй бұрын

    Non-Union Jobs, Outsourcing…

  • @magedude999

    @magedude999

    Ай бұрын

    Plain old capitalism. It's evil. Always has been.

  • @zanebea3437
    @zanebea3437Ай бұрын

    Save this man!

  • @MrChannel19
    @MrChannel19Ай бұрын

    Boeing had a program called FOD (foreign object damage or defect) What happened? It was always a big deal at the time I was aware of the program and progress! Highly vigilant in Long Beach, CA So now I ask what happened?

  • @TheWorldofPatrick
    @TheWorldofPatrickАй бұрын

    Lawd protect this whistleblower

  • @mc4ndr3
    @mc4ndr3Ай бұрын

    Name an employer who doesn't do this, in any industry. Adults have founded their society on a string of lies.

  • @DEVILDOG3334
    @DEVILDOG3334Ай бұрын

    He’s days are number the B will never forget

  • @smittietalks2716
    @smittietalks2716Ай бұрын

    May he rest in peace 🙏.

  • @LenaMellow
    @LenaMellowАй бұрын

    This interview better come with WitSec agents in the wings!

  • @MinkxiTes
    @MinkxiTesАй бұрын

    Better get him bodyguards 24/7

  • @SuperAngelic5
    @SuperAngelic5Ай бұрын

    Greed is good...the bottom line is always our priority.

  • @LadyGodivaish
    @LadyGodivaishАй бұрын

    OMG! This is horrible. How scary!

  • @TNTkeynine
    @TNTkeynineАй бұрын

    Put this guy in witness protection...

  • @GIONATION5
    @GIONATION5Ай бұрын

    I hope he watches everything he eats and drinks because they’re coming for him next

  • @youngdour4995
    @youngdour4995Ай бұрын

    They see two whistleblowers got killed for being whistleblowers yet they keep labeling them that on the titles. Way to keep the witness protected

  • @suuuzuuukiii
    @suuuzuuukiiiАй бұрын

    sadly this whistleblower passed away next week 🙏

  • @buddymartin3609
    @buddymartin3609Ай бұрын

    RIP.

  • @bohemethmonkey
    @bohemethmonkeyАй бұрын

    Rip 😢

  • @perrypereyra6671
    @perrypereyra6671Ай бұрын

    r.i.p. my bro

  • @lukeb6771
    @lukeb6771Ай бұрын

    I want to know who is going to prison for this gross negligence. I hope it’s not just senior executives. I’m sure there are many middle-managers and supervisors that need jail time as well (like this guy’s boss). I don’t care what level of seniority you have in the company; if you collude and participate, you are an accomplice. History shows that “I was just following orders” is not an acceptable excuse.

  • @user-xw9fd1ku6x
    @user-xw9fd1ku6xАй бұрын

    What a shame. I worked at Boeing back in 1983 in the Bank Service Division and it was a wonderful experience. I may have been delusional about the aircraft production but at some point they started placing profits ahead of quality and safety. It will be very hard for them to recover from this.

  • @henaimtiyaz4189
    @henaimtiyaz4189Ай бұрын

    Playing with people's lives. What a disaster! I bet the whistleblower will not be targeted for speaking the truth.

  • @sharondalynnewton7562
    @sharondalynnewton7562Ай бұрын

    So sad this is the world we live in. No one cares about quality control anymore. No one wants to be responsible for anything anymore. This is terrifying. The lives responsible must mean something to someone.

  • @Novastar.SaberCombat

    @Novastar.SaberCombat

    Ай бұрын

    Unfortunately, they do not. Basically, existence on this planet is all about who is wealthy and who isn't. Because that leads to who is ALIVE and who will soon be UNalived. No exceptions. Wealth is health; might is right.

  • @bgregg55
    @bgregg55Ай бұрын

    Boeing's spokeperson: We are completely committed to blah, blah, blah...blah, blah.

  • @ryankoza7584
    @ryankoza7584Ай бұрын

    RIP

  • @judd442009
    @judd442009Ай бұрын

    BOEING is ultimately responsible for its products. Suppliers should be held accountable for their defective products. Otherwise, bring back all the work under the Boeing production.

  • @wadehiggins1114
    @wadehiggins1114Ай бұрын

    Oh, my Jesus! This man will not be around for much longer. Rest In Peace in advance.

  • @OPFOR-SQUAD
    @OPFOR-SQUADАй бұрын

    Its funny that when they hit the ground they don't go "boieng" they go "BOOM"

  • @HiThisIsMine
    @HiThisIsMineАй бұрын

    RIP Santiago.. we appreciate your sacrifice to speak out! 🫡 Boeings hitmen are going to have a busy year.

  • @user-nu1sq2fz8s

    @user-nu1sq2fz8s

    Ай бұрын

    Yep. Sam Salephour is next

  • @MagicWuf
    @MagicWufАй бұрын

    It was nice knowing him :(

  • @dkjoses12
    @dkjoses12Ай бұрын

    RIP to the whistleblower

  • @quiksix25
    @quiksix25Ай бұрын

    They can't do it a 3rd time, right? 1 is a tragedy 2 is fishy but 3 is just too obvious

  • @buzz5969

    @buzz5969

    Ай бұрын

    At 4its time to dust off the tinfoil hat…

  • @Marcho978
    @Marcho978Ай бұрын

    Right now, in a bar in Seattle, two men are having a meeting. One man, who works for a major aerospace company, is discussing with the other on the amount of financial incentive it will take for a concerned whistleblower to turn himself suicidal, days before any major hearing or inquiry of course

  • @theAverageJoe25
    @theAverageJoe25Ай бұрын

    He better watch his back so he doesn’t get Boeinged

  • @TecraX2
    @TecraX2Ай бұрын

    "Boeing - Proudly all Spirit AeroSystems"

  • @tonyjthegamer1068
    @tonyjthegamer1068Ай бұрын

    Rest in peace bro

  • @buzz5969

    @buzz5969

    Ай бұрын

    What does that even mean kid. Reting is sposed to be peaceful, otherwise its not considered resting.

  • @lamarw7757
    @lamarw7757Ай бұрын

    Pigs are using him as bait to catch the ones responsible for the other deaths.

  • @TurboCarlos
    @TurboCarlosАй бұрын

    If it’s Boeing I ain’t going

  • @naders1771
    @naders1771Ай бұрын

    R.I.P

  • @robm5903
    @robm5903Ай бұрын

    He needs protection, he’s going to get clintoned

  • @feels6233
    @feels6233Ай бұрын

    RIP #3

  • @ronbennett7885
    @ronbennett7885Ай бұрын

    Given what's happened to other whistleblowers, he should buy as much term life insurance as possible. If unable to buy such coverage, that's a strong sign the fix is already in.

  • @strongme80
    @strongme80Ай бұрын

    This new whistleblower will somehow drown in one of those home depot orange bucket.

  • @Kz-channel
    @Kz-channelАй бұрын

    Hope he enjoyed life.

  • @juice4994
    @juice4994Ай бұрын

    This isn't a isolated issue . I worked for quality control for school bus manufacturing it's the same problem. Quantity over quality . It's a business they want to make money

  • @gvnady8380
    @gvnady8380Ай бұрын

    oh no

  • @robm5903
    @robm5903Ай бұрын

    I’m surprised CBS is showing some truth

  • @SATX271
    @SATX271Ай бұрын

    "What's Boeing doing about this?" Gee, I don't know... maybe settin up another whistleblower hit?

  • @user-nu1sq2fz8s

    @user-nu1sq2fz8s

    Ай бұрын

    Probably

  • @robertsudano4304
    @robertsudano4304Ай бұрын

    He better get some security before he’s the 3rd dead whistleblower

  • @BrettFightorFlight
    @BrettFightorFlightАй бұрын

    Yikes man. Yikes

  • @XiangPlays
    @XiangPlaysАй бұрын

    RIP in advance to this dude

  • @glajubutu
    @glajubutuАй бұрын

    This guy's life is in danger. Protect him at all costs!!!

  • @starventure
    @starventureАй бұрын

    If this guy ends up assuming room temperature any time soon, then you know without question that the fix is in at Boeing and its suppliers.

  • @KennethGreenCMP
    @KennethGreenCMPАй бұрын

    RIP to him. We know his health is about to take a turn for the worst. He looks like he has the plague.

  • @akashmohan999
    @akashmohan999Ай бұрын

    He's still alive?

  • @ApriliaRacer14
    @ApriliaRacer14Ай бұрын

    Let’s hope he doesn’t mysteriously die.

  • @Allfaxnocaps
    @AllfaxnocapsАй бұрын

    Shouldn’t such a good paying job be reserved for an American

  • @sptownsend999
    @sptownsend999Ай бұрын

    Well, yeah, I'm sure _every_ model designed by Boeing is safe, *when they assemble it correctly.*

  • @davidmatela9868
    @davidmatela9868Ай бұрын

    GOOD against Evil

  • @TecraX2
    @TecraX2Ай бұрын

    Boeing should make an example out of Spirit AeroSystems by canceling all orders from them, and instead build their own factory unless Spirit AeroSystems agrees to sell them their current factory CHEAPLY... I mean who else could Spirit AeroSystems possibly expect would buy all their faulty 737 MAX fuselages?!?

  • @industrialist2002
    @industrialist2002Ай бұрын

    It's funny how they deny wrong doing even though the evidence is in plain sight. A sure sign of a narcissistic culture and just pure greed

  • @DEADSHOT16YT
    @DEADSHOT16YTАй бұрын

    im going to a flight school college and im making sure by the time i get to ATP level (the tier for commercial airliners), i train and fly Airbus or Embraer

  • @lindapindabelinda3570
    @lindapindabelinda3570Ай бұрын

    Yikes. Get them a huge life insurance policy and put them in a witness protection program.

  • @ronwade2206
    @ronwade2206Ай бұрын

    2 dead whistleblowers this year alone!?

  • @lamarw7757

    @lamarw7757

    Ай бұрын

    Only 3 weeks apart.

  • @bgregg55
    @bgregg55Ай бұрын

    Hope he has a couple bodyguards.

  • @BOMBON187
    @BOMBON187Ай бұрын

    After this interview, Boeing will make sure he gets a 21 gun salute.

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