The Boeing Company - General Discussion
Dec 26, 2019 22:01:34 GMT 1
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geekwire.com : Boeing sued by longtime parts maker amid leadership struggles for aerospace giant
Leonardo, an aerospace and defense giant based in Italy, filed a lawsuit Monday against Boeing, just hours after Muilenburg’s termination. Leonardo claims Boeing suddenly took issue earlier this year with parts it has supplied for decades, charging tens of millions in repair costs. Boeing has allegedly refused to pay invoices for other parts Leonardo has supplied, in a breach of contract, according to the suit.
Leonardo has made slats — aerodynamic surfaces on the edges of wings that slow planes down and help them take off and land in shorter distances — for Boeing 767 planes since 1979, per the lawsuit. In June, Boeing reported several issues with the slats for the first time, including minor scratches and “foreign object debris.”
Leonardo argues in the lawsuit that Boeing is on the hook for any repairs because the issues are the result of its “outdated and/or defective design drawings and industrialization processes.” Boeing had never complained about minor issues in slats before, the suit says.
“Boeing has always been responsible for the design drawings and specifications which have produced the allegedly ‘nonconforming’ slats at issue, and either knows, or should have known, that such designs are susceptible to producing what are, at most, minor scratches and residue inside an enclosed chamber in the slats,” according to the suit.
Leonardo has made slats — aerodynamic surfaces on the edges of wings that slow planes down and help them take off and land in shorter distances — for Boeing 767 planes since 1979, per the lawsuit. In June, Boeing reported several issues with the slats for the first time, including minor scratches and “foreign object debris.”
Leonardo argues in the lawsuit that Boeing is on the hook for any repairs because the issues are the result of its “outdated and/or defective design drawings and industrialization processes.” Boeing had never complained about minor issues in slats before, the suit says.
“Boeing has always been responsible for the design drawings and specifications which have produced the allegedly ‘nonconforming’ slats at issue, and either knows, or should have known, that such designs are susceptible to producing what are, at most, minor scratches and residue inside an enclosed chamber in the slats,” according to the suit.
