Boeing Whistleblower Tips to FAA Soar Since Door Panel Blowout

The Federal Aviation Administration received more than 11 times as many Boeing Co. whistleblower reports in the first five months of this year compared to all of 2023, according to data the agency shared with Bloomberg News.

From Jan. 5 through May, 126 tips were reported to the regulator, compared to 11 in all of 2023, the FAA said in a statement Friday.

That surge indicates the intense scrutiny faced by Boeing, internally and externally, after a fuselage panel blew off a 737 Max jetliner during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. US investigators have said the piece was missing ...