FAA had 'no presence' in Boeing's factory, despite its headquarters being 20 minutes away, former employee says

• Former Boeing staffer Ed Pierson told Politico that the FAA had "no presence" at his factory.
• Two Boeing 737 Max crashes occurred after Pierson quit in 2018.
• Safety concerns were reignited in January after a door plug fell off a Boeing 737 Max 9 mid-flight.

A Boeing whistleblower who quit over concerns about the company's 737 Max production told Politico that the FAA had "no presence" at the factory he worked in.

Ed Pierson was an employee at Boeing for a decade and was a senior manager at the company's production facility in Renton, Washington before quitting in August 2018.