A new whistleblower from Spirit AeroSystems, Santiago Paredes, alleged that he found up to 200 defects in Boeing 737 Max fuselages but was pressured to ignore them to meet production quotas. Simultaneously, the FAA opened a probe into the North Charleston Boeing plant after reports that employees falsified inspection records for the 787 Dreamliner. The ongoing safety scandals have led to speculation about a push for unionization in South Carolina's aerospace industry.
