Ed Pierson, former senior manager at the 737 factory who approached a executive at the company with concerns about the 737. listen to FAA ADMINISTRATOR Stephen M. Dickson before a Oversight Hearing on December 11, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Ed Pierson testified before Congress in 2019.
  • A Boeing whistleblower said he refused to fly on a plane he'd boarded after realizing it was a 737 Max.
  • Ed Pierson told CNN he'd deliberately made sure the plane wasn't a 737 Max before booking.
  • He spent 10 years at Boeing and testified to Congress in 2019 about its factory in Renton, Washington.

A Boeing whistleblower said he was meant to take a domestic flight last year but ended up leaving the plane before takeoff because he refused to travel on a Boeing 737 Max.