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A subcontractor mechanic who worked on Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner alleged he was retaliated against after raising concerns about work he observed on the plane, according to a statement from attorneys representing him as a whistleblower.
Richard Cuevas claimed he observed “substandard manufacturing and maintenance practices” on the 787’s forward pressure bulkhead—a dome shaped piece located in the jet’s nose that’s critical to maintaining cabin pressure, according to a statement by attorneys Debra Katz and Lisa Banks.
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Read More: Boeing Whistleblower John Barnett Found Dead Amid Depositions Against Plane Company
In 2023, Cuevas was contracted by an aviation staffing company to do repair work for Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc.
Few domesticated animals have flourished as well as rabbits have when reintroduced into the wild—a phenomenon that has often had economic and ecological consequences. And now a team of researchers has figured out why rabbits have had such success readapting to nature.
In a study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution on June 21, researchers worked to determine what factors make the furry critters such masterful colonizers of countries around the world.
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Generally, it’s difficult for a domestic animal to survive in the wild, according to a press release about the study from Sweden’s Uppsala University, where one of the study’s senior authors, Leif Andersson, works.
A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report into a fatal Arvada plane crash provides new details about the circumstances of the crash, but shows investigators are still determining what caused the crash that killed a Parker woman and seriously injured three others.
The Beech V35A airplane crashed near Oberon Road and Brentwood Street in Arvada around 9:30 a.m.
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest from the first round Wednesday at the NBA draft:
‘Everybody won’: UConn’s Hurley celebrates Huskies’ picks
UConn coach Dan Hurley spoke often about how he recruited NBA lottery picks during the Huskies’ run to back-to-back national titles.
Two UConn players went in the top seven of this year’s draft.
The sound of construction on the 16th Street Mall is music to the ears of the Downtown Denver Partnership, which just reopened the newly revitalized section of the pedestrian mall between Larimer and Lawrence Streets.
“Almost two years ago, we started a project to invest $150 million into the heart of our city,” said Kourtny Garrett, president and CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership.