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submitted 7 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines plane that made an emergency landing after a fuselage panel blew off this year have started to receive letters from the F.B.I. identifying them as possible victims of a crime.

The letters are a sign that a criminal investigation the Justice Department has opened into Boeing, the manufacturer of the 737 Max 9 jet, is ramping up.

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[-] Majestix@lemmy.world 119 points 7 months ago

Its getting more and more intense for Boeing.

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 50 points 7 months ago

Their stock is still going strong tho. Defense contracts are a hell of a crutch.

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

I suspect people are expecting that they'll get absolutely rinsed by various investigations then get a massive federal bailout cos they are too strategically important to allow them to go bankrupt

[-] handjob_of_vecna@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

i dont think it will get to the need for bailouts. They will throw some low level management to the wolves then replace some execs. The regulators already gave them the ability to audit themselves.

[-] protist@mander.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Any federal bailout is going to come with shareholder pain. Not a chance in hell the feds just dump money into Boeing without making serious demands

[-] portifornia@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

They have a habbit of spending billions on stock buybacks to keep their prices high 🫠

[-] bbuez@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Wake me when its time to short Boeing, maybe put some on Lockheed if they absorb their active defense divisions, lol

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 3 points 7 months ago

i've been holding lockheed in the red for a a while.

It recently turned green

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Iron triangle, soon a square with Elon

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 63 points 7 months ago

If I were a passenger I'd ask the FBI for protection and application to the witness relocation program...

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They killed the whistleblower after the whistle was blown, so maybe they would.

Edit: I wrote should. What the fuck is wrong with me?

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Boeing is putting stuff into your water clearly.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

They're everywhere! We're doomed!

[-] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

The chemtrails! It was Boeing all along!

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Do you really want the Internet to answer that question?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Trust me, you're not the right person to tell me what the fuck is wrong with me considering I'm going to the Mayo Clinic on Monday.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

Good luck, and get well soon!

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

It's so strange how all 171 passengers and 6 crew Members all committed suicide! All roughly around the same time frame.

[-] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 62 points 7 months ago

From the headline I thought some agent just jumped up in the middle of the flight and announced there had been a crime like some cheesy cop show.

[-] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago

"Quick, do you have a structured settlement and need cash NOW?"

[-] IdiosyncraticIdiot@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"CALL J.G. WENTWORTH -- 877-CASH-NOW!!!!"

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 8 points 7 months ago

Was this the most successful ad campaign for something most people never even think about?

[-] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

If we go by Lemmy and Reddit metrics, then absolutely 😁

[-] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

That ultra-whiney "now" at the end is just a perfect way to cap it off 🤌🤌

[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 4 points 7 months ago

I know, did the passengers catch mesothelioma?

[-] Burninator05@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I don't think they've used asbestos in airplanes for at least a couple of years.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

The lights go out and when they come back on, the whistleblower is dead.

Detective: A crime has occurred and every passenger on this plane is a suspect! No one may leave this plane!

Boeing executive panicks, grabs a parachute and kicks the door open

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago
[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago

There are specific laws for falsifying records that apply to the employees.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Charged against a corporation? In America?

I'm not hopeful.

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago

No. We're personally liable for falsifying records. If someone bought off that operation without verifying it, they can be fined and imprisoned.

[-] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 7 months ago

Turns out that DB Cooper was on the flight.

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

was

Damnit, he did it again! We'll catch him next time.

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