Boeing Makes Surprise Announcement Amid Ongoing Scandal

After everything that has come out, would you still fly on a Boeing airplane? What about a Boeing flying car?

Amid the company’s current ongoing scandal, the aerospace giant has announced plans to bring a mass-produced flying car to the consumer markets in America and Asia.

Boeing’s purported plans are currently set for the year 2030. Nikkei Asia had more:

The company is developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) craft at subsidiary Wisk Aero.

The aircraft will adopt autonomous technology, rare among eVTOL craft.

The plan is to first obtain certification in the U.S. before expanding into Asia.

The defense contractor and aerospace corporation is currently facing a PR disaster after a whistleblower set to testify against the company was found mysteriously dead.

Additionally, Boeing’s current CEO has announced that he is resigning from the company.

The online community was quick to cast doubt on Boeing’s flying car plans, here’s what everyone is saying:

Boeing has just announced plans to enter the flying car business by 2030. Would you feel safe flying a Boeing flying car? pic.twitter.com/qBGdChzmij

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 18, 2024

BREAKING: Boeing’s flying car has already been recalled due to safety issues https://t.co/HdYQoB3nWq

— Magills (@magills_) April 18, 2024

No 🤣 something might fall off.

— Zac's Money FAQs (@ZacsMoneyFAQs) April 18, 2024

my Boeing flying car when I hit a bug https://t.co/o4s7gZt6xw pic.twitter.com/3Tas0MR6RO

— Eve (@itsdiscofever) April 18, 2024

Oh, hell no.

Boeing plans to enter the flying car business in Asia by 2030

— Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) April 18, 2024

The Independent did a full report touching on Boeing’s safety issues:

The trouble is, the more the flying public finds out about practices at Boeing, the more anxious passengers may fret.

Early in February, Mr Deal pledged to end “traveled work” – whereby components with known flaws were allowed on the production line, to be fixed as the plane was assembled.

Many people were shocked that they had ever been allowed.

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