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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

He alleged that the planes were improperly fastened together and he was worried that after years of use, the planes could break apart mid-flight.. . United Airlines claims the emergency grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner cost the company $200 million in the first three months of the year. ...

December 2023. Boeing urges airlines to inspect all 737 Max jets for potential loose hardware in the plane's rudder control systems ...

Momentum supporting factors

(salehpour,safety)

Challenge supporting factors

(faa,software)

(max,faa,software)

(max,software)

(max,faa,manufacturing)

(max,airlines)

(faa,victim)

(safety,whistleblower)

(safety,regulator)

(safety,manufacturing)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(max,faa,investigation)

(faa,investigation,house)

(max,faa,house)

(max,faa,hardware)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	7.89	0.75	91.36

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (max,airlines)	100.00
(2) (faa,safety)	82.98
(3) (faa,software)	72.34
(4) (max,faa,software)	70.21
(5) (max,software)	69.36
(6) (max,faa,safety)	67.23
(7) (max,safety)	65.96
(8) (max,faa,rudder)	64.68
(9) (max,rudder)	62.98
(10) (max,faa,regulator)	62.13
(11) (max,regulator)	60.00
(12) (max,faa,potential)	59.57
(13) (max,potential)	57.02
(14) (max,faa,manufacturing)	56.60
(15) (max,faa,lion_air)	56.17
(16) (max,faa,killing)	55.74
(17) (max,faa,investigation)	54.89
(18) (faa,investigation,house)	52.34
(19) (max,faa,house)	51.06
(20) (max,faa,hardware)	50.64
(21) (max,victim)	49.36
(22) (max,united_airlines_boeing)	48.94
(23) (max,tel_aviv)	48.51
(24) (max,tangerang)	48.09
(25) (max,soekarno-hatta_international_airport)	47.66
(26) (faa,investigation,whistleblower)	44.68
(27) (faa,whistleblower)	44.26
(28) (faa,investigation,southwest_airlines)	41.70
(29) (faa,engineer)	41.70
(30) (faa,southwest_airlines)	40.85
(31) (faa,investigation,sam_salehpour)	38.72
(32) (faa,sam_salehpour)	37.45
(33) (faa,door)	36.17
(34) (faa,investigation,near-miss)	35.74
(35) (faa,investigation,mid-flight)	33.19
(36) (faa,investigation,laguardia_airport)	31.06
(37) (faa,alaska_airlines)	30.64
(38) (faa,investigation,engineer)	26.81
(39) (faa,investigation,door)	22.13
(40) (safety,lawmakers)	20.00
(41) (safety,employees)	18.30
(42) (faa,investigation,alaska_airlines)	17.45
(43) (faa,victim)	11.06
(44) (faa,risk)	10.64
(45) (safety,witnesses)	8.51
(46) (safety,whistleblower)	8.09
(47) (safety,senators)	7.66
(48) (safety,senate)	7.23
(49) (safety,regulator)	6.81
(50) (safety,prioritizes)	6.38
(51) (safety,money-saving)	5.96
(52) (safety,manufacturing)	5.53
(53) (salehpour,safety)	5.11
(54) (salehpour,violence)	4.68
(55) (salehpour,tire)	4.26
(56) (salehpour,speaking)	3.83
(57) (salehpour,richard)	3.40
(58) (salehpour,punctured)	2.98
(59) (salehpour,pruchnicki)	2.55
(60) (salehpour,professor)	2.13
(61) (salehpour,ohio_state_university)	1.70
(62) (salehpour,nail)	1.28
(63) (salehpour,flagging)	0.85
(64) (salehpour,fascinated)	0.43

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

momentum - Back to HLA

"I'd be fascinated to know how many times per week [Boeing's] CEO people actually talk to their safety people.". . Salehpour also claimed he'd received threats after flagging safety issues in meetings. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,safety)

challenge - Back to HLA

China decides to ground all Boeing 737 Max planes. The FAA follows.. . November 2018. The FAA and Boeing announce they are investigating software and design changes on all 737 Max planes following the Lion Air crash. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,software)
(max,software)
(max,faa,software)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(faa,max,safety) [inferred]
(faa,max,rudder) [inferred]
(max,software) [inferred]
(faa,max,potential) [inferred]
(faa,max,regulator) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

The FAA's 737 Max production audit finds multiple instances in which Boeing allegedly did not comply with manufacturing quality control requirements. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,faa,manufacturing)

challenge - Back to HLA

He alleged that the planes were improperly fastened together and he was worried that after years of use, the planes could break apart mid-flight.. . United Airlines claims the emergency grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner cost the company $200 million in the first three months of the year. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,airlines)

challenge - Back to HLA

The FBI is investigating the Alaska Airlines flight in January that saw a door plug blow off the plane midflight - and has told passengers they may be "a possible victim of a crime.". . The FAA's 737 Max production audit finds multiple instances in which Boeing allegedly did not comply with manufacturing quality control requirements ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,victim)

challenge - Back to HLA

Here's a timeline of the company's latest problems.. . . A Boeing whistleblower testified on Wednesday that despite numerous attempts to flag safety issues he was seeing with aircraft manufacturing, he was ignored and sometimes threatened by his superiors ...
High Level Abstractions:

(safety,whistleblower)

challenge - Back to HLA

The FAA tells Boeing that some documents submitted for the certification review of the 737 Max 7 are incomplete.. . March 2021. China's aviation regulator claims there are major safety concerns with the Boeing Max jets.. . November 2020. The FAA allows Boeing 737 Max planes to fly again ...
High Level Abstractions:

(safety,regulator)

challenge - Back to HLA

A Boeing whistleblower testified on Wednesday that despite numerous attempts to flag safety issues he was seeing with aircraft manufacturing, he was ignored and sometimes threatened by his superiors. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(safety,manufacturing)

WIP - Back to HLA

China's aviation regulator claims there are major safety concerns with the Boeing Max jets.. . November 2020. The FAA allows Boeing 737 Max planes to fly again. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,faa,regulator)
(max,safety)
(max,regulator)
(max,faa,safety)
(faa,safety)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(faa,max,software) [inferred]
(max,safety) [inferred]
(faa,max,regulator) [inferred]
(max,regulator) [inferred]
(faa,max,safety) [inferred]
(faa,max,rudder) [inferred]
(faa,max,potential) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

December 2023. Boeing urges airlines to inspect all 737 Max jets for potential loose hardware in the plane's rudder control systems. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,rudder)
(max,faa,rudder)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(faa,max,software) [inferred]
(faa,max,safety) [inferred]
(max,rudder) [inferred]
(faa,max,potential) [inferred]
(faa,max,regulator) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The FAA subsequently grounds all Max 9 aircraft to investigate.. . December 2023. Boeing urges airlines to inspect all 737 Max jets for potential loose hardware in the plane's rudder control systems. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,faa,potential)
(max,faa,hardware)
(max,potential)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(faa,max,software) [inferred]
(max,potential) [inferred]
(faa,max,safety) [inferred]
(faa,max,rudder) [inferred]
(faa,max,regulator) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The FAA and Boeing announce they are investigating software and design changes on all 737 Max planes following the Lion Air crash. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,faa,lion_air)

WIP - Back to HLA

The plane crashes six minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.. . China decides to ground all Boeing 737 Max planes. The FAA follows. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,faa,killing)

WIP - Back to HLA

November 2020. The FAA allows Boeing 737 Max planes to fly again.. . September 2020. An 18-month-long investigation by a House of Representatives panel concludes that Boeing failed in its design and development of the Max aircraft and was not fully transparent with the FAA ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,faa,investigation)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(faa,investigation,laguardia_airport) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,near-miss) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,southwest_airlines) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,sam_salehpour) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,whistleblower) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,mid-flight) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The FAA allows Boeing 737 Max planes to fly again.. . September 2020. An 18-month-long investigation by a House of Representatives panel concludes that Boeing failed in its design and development of the Max aircraft and was not fully transparent with the FAA ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,investigation,house)
(max,faa,house)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(faa,house,investigation) [inferred]
(faa,house,max) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

. December 2023. Boeing urges airlines to inspect all 737 Max jets for potential loose hardware in the plane's rudder control systems ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,airlines)

WIP - Back to HLA

The FBI is investigating the Alaska Airlines flight in January that saw a door plug blow off the plane midflight - and has told passengers they may be "a possible victim of a crime.". ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,victim)

WIP - Back to HLA

A United Airlines Boeing 787 plane headed to Newark, N.J., from Tel Aviv, Israel, was forced to make an emergency landing at New York Stewart International Airport because of "extreme turbulence." Seven passengers were taken to the hospital and 15 were treated on-site for injuries. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,united_airlines_boeing)
(max,tel_aviv)

WIP - Back to HLA

Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 Max aircraft, crashes 13 minutes after takeoff from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,tangerang)

WIP - Back to HLA

October 2018. Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 Max aircraft, crashes 13 minutes after takeoff from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(max,soekarno-hatta_international_airport)

WIP - Back to HLA

Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160 million to make up for losses the airline suffered following the mid-flight door plug blowout.. . FAA announces investigation into claims made by new Boeing whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer who had worked on the 787 and 777 aircraft. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,investigation,whistleblower)
(faa,investigation,sam_salehpour)
(faa,whistleblower)
(faa,sam_salehpour)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(faa,investigation,laguardia_airport) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,max) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,near-miss) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,southwest_airlines) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,sam_salehpour) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,whistleblower) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,mid-flight) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

How did we end up here.. . April 2024. FAA announces investigation into near-miss incident at LaGuardia Airport involving Southwest Airlines 737 on March 23. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,southwest_airlines)
(faa,investigation,southwest_airlines)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(faa,investigation,laguardia_airport) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,max) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,near-miss) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,sam_salehpour) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,whistleblower) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,mid-flight) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Whatever happens, happens.". . Let's rewind. How did we end up here.. . April 2024. FAA announces investigation into near-miss incident at LaGuardia Airport involving Southwest Airlines 737 on March 23. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,investigation,near-miss)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(faa,investigation,laguardia_airport) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,max) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,southwest_airlines) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,sam_salehpour) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,whistleblower) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,mid-flight) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160 million to make up for losses the airline suffered following the mid-flight door plug blowout.. . FAA announces investigation into claims made by new Boeing whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer who had worked on the 787 and 777 aircraft ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,investigation,door)
(faa,investigation,mid-flight)
(faa,door)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(door,faa) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,sam_salehpour) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,mid-flight) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,laguardia_airport) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,max) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,near-miss) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,southwest_airlines) [inferred]
(door,faa,investigation) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,whistleblower) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Let's rewind. How did we end up here.. . April 2024. FAA announces investigation into near-miss incident at LaGuardia Airport involving Southwest Airlines 737 on March 23. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,investigation,laguardia_airport)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(faa,investigation,max) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,near-miss) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,southwest_airlines) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,sam_salehpour) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,whistleblower) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,mid-flight) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

FAA announces investigation into claims made by new Boeing whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer who had worked on the 787 and 777 aircraft. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,engineer)
(faa,investigation,engineer)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(faa,investigation,laguardia_airport) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,max) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,near-miss) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,southwest_airlines) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,sam_salehpour) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,whistleblower) [inferred]
(engineer,faa,investigation) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,mid-flight) [inferred]
(engineer,faa) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160 million to make up for losses the airline suffered following the mid-flight door plug blowout. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,investigation,alaska_airlines)
(faa,alaska_airlines)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(alaska_airlines,faa) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,laguardia_airport) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,max) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,near-miss) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,southwest_airlines) [inferred]
(alaska_airlines,faa,investigation) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,sam_salehpour) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,whistleblower) [inferred]
(faa,investigation,mid-flight) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Lawmakers called multiple aviation safety specialists and former Boeing employees for the witness list. There were no representatives from Boeing or the FAA present ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,safety)

WIP - Back to HLA

There were no representatives from Boeing or the FAA present. Notable testimonies came from:. . Sam Salehpour: Current quality engineer at Boeing. . Ed Pierson: Executive director of the Foundation for Aviation Safety and a former Boeing engineer ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,engineer)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(engineer,faa,investigation) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The FBI is investigating the Alaska Airlines flight in January that saw a door plug blow off the plane midflight - and has told passengers they may be "a possible victim of a crime." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,door)
(faa,alaska_airlines)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(door,faa,investigation) [inferred]
(alaska_airlines,faa,investigation) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

"Unless action is taken, and leaders are held accountable, every person stepping aboard a Boeing airplane is at risk," Pierson said during his testimony. "This is a criminal cover-up.". . "Boeing dictates to the FAA, tells the FAA what they will do, what they will accept," Jacobsen claimed. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(faa,risk)

WIP - Back to HLA

Several witnesses told senators that Boeing's company culture prioritizes money-saving measures over safety in its production of the 787 Dreamliner and the 777 aircraft.. . In a separate Senate hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers examined a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program that allows Boeing to sign off on its own work ...
High Level Abstractions:

(safety,lawmakers)
(safety,money-saving)
(safety,senate)

WIP - Back to HLA

. What just happened.. . Lawmakers called multiple aviation safety specialists and former Boeing employees for the witness list ...
High Level Abstractions:

(safety,lawmakers)

WIP - Back to HLA

. What just happened.. . Lawmakers called multiple aviation safety specialists and former Boeing employees for the witness list. There were no representatives from Boeing or the FAA present. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(safety,employees)

WIP - Back to HLA

A yearlong FAA-commissioned panel review was critical of the safety culture at Boeing, and found that executives and employees were not aligned with what the safety standards were, according to a report released in February ...
High Level Abstractions:

(safety,employees)

WIP - Back to HLA

Several witnesses told senators that Boeing's company culture prioritizes money-saving measures over safety in its production of the 787 Dreamliner and the 777 aircraft. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(safety,witnesses)
(safety,prioritizes)
(safety,senators)

WIP - Back to HLA

Salehpour also claimed he'd received threats after flagging safety issues in meetings.. . "I have even been subjected to threats of violence from my supervisor after I attempted to discuss the problems in a meeting on April 9, 2023," he said ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,violence)

WIP - Back to HLA

. Sen. Richard Blumenthal held up an image of what Salehpour said was his car tire, which had allegedly been intentionally punctured by a nail while Salehpour was at work. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,tire)

WIP - Back to HLA

Salehpour said he'd reported the conversation, but no action had been taken.. . "I continue to report to a supervisor who has threatened me with bodily injury for speaking out," he said. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,speaking)

WIP - Back to HLA

. Sen. Richard Blumenthal held up an image of what Salehpour said was his car tire, which had allegedly been intentionally punctured by a nail while Salehpour was at work ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,richard)

WIP - Back to HLA

Richard Blumenthal held up an image of what Salehpour said was his car tire, which had allegedly been intentionally punctured by a nail while Salehpour was at work. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,punctured)
(salehpour,nail)

WIP - Back to HLA

Shawn Pruchnicki: Former pilot and current assistant professor for integrated systems engineering at Ohio State University ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,pruchnicki)

WIP - Back to HLA

Shawn Pruchnicki: Former pilot and current assistant professor for integrated systems engineering at Ohio State University. . "I'm not here today because I want to be here," Salehpour said at the beginning of his statement ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,ohio_state_university)
(salehpour,professor)

WIP - Back to HLA

"I'd be fascinated to know how many times per week [Boeing's] CEO people actually talk to their safety people.". . Salehpour also claimed he'd received threats after flagging safety issues in meetings.. . "I have even been subjected to threats of violence from my supervisor after I attempted to discuss the problems in a meeting on April 9, 2023," he said ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,flagging)

WIP - Back to HLA

"I'd be fascinated to know how many times per week [Boeing's] CEO people actually talk to their safety people." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(salehpour,fascinated)

Semantics Relevance

Boeing whistleblower tells Congress he 'was told effectively to shut ...