"I Told You So": The Boeing 787 Crash Whistleblower Predicted

On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI171 - a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - crashed with 241 people on board. Only one survived.

It was the first fatal crash ever involving a 787 Dreamliner, a jet Boeing once called "the safest and most advanced" in the sky. But just one year ago, an engineer at Boeing was waving red flags - and no one paid attention.

The Whistleblower They Silenced

In April 2024, Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour testified before U.S. Congress with a chilling warning:

"There are serious flaws in how the 787 is being built. Fuselage parts are not joined properly. Over time, this could lead to catastrophic failure."

His claims weren't vague. He spoke of workers jumping on aircraft sections to force them into place. He claimed Boeing told him to stay quiet, transferred him, and even retaliated against him.

Salehpour said, "This is not a safety culture. This is a cover-up."

He was specifically talking about the 787 Dreamliner - the same model that crashed this week.

Is This What He Was Warning Us About?

Investigators are still combing through the wreckage of AI171. So far, they're focusing on landing gear issues, flap configurations, and engine thrust - no official word has linked structural failure to the crash.

But here's the uncomfortable truth: Salehpour warned about structural failure over time.
And the Dreamliner that fell from the sky was over a decade old.

Coincidence? Maybe. But in light of these warnings, can we really afford to dismiss it?

Boeing Denies, But the Cracks Are Showing

Boeing has repeatedly denied Salehpour's claims, saying the 787 meets all safety standards. Yet this crash comes amid a series of scandals:

• In January 2024, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 door plug blew off mid-flight.
• Whistleblowers from inside the company described a "broken safety culture."
• The FAA opened multiple investigations. One former manager even called it a "criminal cover-up."

If a company is facing multiple warnings across models, can it still claim this is just bad luck?

This Isn't Just About Planes. It's About Power.

When an engineer speaks out and is ignored, transferred, and threatened - that's not just a workplace issue. That's a system problem.

What does it say about us - the regulators, the media, the public - when we only believe warnings after people die?

The Final Boarding Call

Air India AI171 is more than a tragedy. It may be a turning point - a moment when ignored warnings became reality.

If we keep prioritizing speed and profits over safety and truth, then Sam Salehpour won't be the last whistleblower we ignore.

And this won't be the last crash.