Boeing faces new dangers if federal prosecutors bring a criminal charge against the aviation giant by the end of this week, and the company decides to plead guilty.
A former Boeing quality-control manager alleges that for years workers at its 787 Dreamliner factory in Everett, Washington, routinely took parts that were deemed unsuitable to fly out of an internal scrap yard and put them back on factory assembly lines .
Boeing once had a reputation for unmatched safety and quality, an economic giant and a shining example of American industrial prowess. No longer.