Boeing-owned Wisk Aero is accused of firing a manager who raised safety concerns

whiskey aero, The Boeing-owned electric air taxi company has been hit with a lawsuit by a former employee, who claims she was fired after she raised safety concerns.

Former software executive Brianna O’Neill sued Wesk in Santa Clara Superior Court earlier this week, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination. Seattle Times It was first mentioned in the lawsuitNoting that Boeing declined to comment.

O’Neill said she filed two internal safety reports detailing how Wisk required engineers to reduce the amount of software testing required by the FAA in order to reach the 2025 test flight deadline. O’Neill claims she was fired just weeks after filing the second complaint.

Founded in 2019, Wisk is one of a number of companies trying to develop commercially viable electric VTOL aircraft. It is one of the few companies that is fully autonomous. Wisk is also one of the eight companies that were It was approved earlier this year By the Federal Aviation Administration to join a three-year program to test such aircraft. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.