Former Boeing Quality Manager Comes Forward with Concerns

Says Boeing Started Removing Inspection Operations from Assembly Lines in 2012

Alaska Airlines .jpg — **The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. Courtesy of** **NTSB via Reuters.**

According to this TMZ interview with former Boeing quality manager John Barnett, it may be too soon for 737 Max 9 jets to be cleared for take-off.

John Barnett joined TMZ Live on Wednesday, January 31st, a few weeks after the Alaska Airlines incident, to discuss his professional experience with the company. In the interview, Barnett says Boeing began cutting corners during his employment by removing inspection operators and experts from assembly lines.

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