A former Boeing contractor employee filed a complaint with US regulators on the 26th, claiming he was fired after witnessing and reporting quality issues in the production of the Boeing 787. Richard Cuervas, who had worked for Storstrom Aviation, a Boeing fuselage supplier, was working at the Boeing plant in Everett, Washington. His lawyer filed complaints with the Federal Aviation Administration and the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, alleging that Cuervas had found that Storstrom had changed the manufacturing and assembly specifications for the pressure bulkhead fastener holes on the Boeing 787 without Boeing's permission (changing the size of the holes). Cuervas submitted a complaint to Boeing in October last year, stating that the issue could have an impact on the aircraft's power and air pressure. The law firm's press release said that after Cuervas expressed concerns about safety issues, Storstrom and Boeing not only did not stop the defective manufacturing process, but fired him. He called on the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate the issue. Boeing said in a statement on the same day that it had investigated the matter and would thoroughly investigate any new allegations. Boeing also said it was not involved in the supplier's personnel decisions. (Xinhua News Agency)