Boeing rejects whistleblower claim, tests found ‘zero’ stress evidence, FT says

Boeing’s chief engineer for mechanical and structural engineer Steve Chrisholm told reporters that the carbon fiber composites used to build the jet successfully endured testing exceeding normal operating conditions, Claire Bushey of The Financial Times reports. “The average 787 accrues about 600 flights a year. We did 165,000 cycles… There were zero findings of fatigue in the composites,” Chrisholm said at a company event. This comes two days before a whistleblower is due to testify to the U.S. Congress about what he described as “catastrophic safety risks” during its manufacturing.