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Boeing-owned Wisk Aero accused of firing manager who raised safety concerns
Key takeaways
- Wisk Aero, the electric air taxi company owned by Boeing, has been hit with a lawsuit from a former employee, who claims she was fired after raising safety concerns.
- Former software manager Briahna O Neill sued Wisk in Santa Clara Superior Court earlier this week, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination.
- O Neill said she filed two internal safety reports that outlined how Wisk had engineers reduce the amount of FAA-required software testing being done in order to hit a test flight deadline in 2025.
Wisk Aero, the electric air taxi company owned by Boeing, has been hit with a lawsuit from a former employee, who claims she was fired after raising safety concerns.
Former software manager Briahna O Neill sued Wisk in Santa Clara Superior Court earlier this week, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination. The Seattle Times first reported on the lawsuit, noting that Boeing declined to comment.
O Neill said she filed two internal safety reports that outlined how Wisk had engineers reduce the amount of FAA-required software testing being done in order to hit a test flight deadline in 2025. O Neill claims she was fired just weeks after filing the second complaint.
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