On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight 171—a Boeing 787-8—went down just moments after takeoff. Within weeks, a preliminary report pointed the finger at the pilots, citing fuel cutoff switches that allegedly "transitioned" from run to cutoff. Case closed—or so it seemed. But what if that story doesn’t hold up? Electrical engineer Jeremy John Thompson saw something else. In this episode of Warning Bells, Ed and Joe talk with Jeremy about his painstaking technical analysis—an investigation built from system logic, failure modes, and engineering reality. His work points to a plausible electrical failure scenario that challenges the official account and exposes what the report left out: missing data, unexamined aircraft systems, and a troubling rush to blame the flight crew. As online commentators pile on and uncomfortable truths get buried, Jeremy follows the signals—literally—inside a Boeing 787, tracing how a hidden electrical fault could cascade into catastrophe.

The Foundation for Aviation Safety has evidence indicating the Air India airplane had a long history of serious electrical problems including a fire in the P100 Power Panel. This episode lays out Jeremy’s findings step by step—and asks the question investigators should have started with: What really failed first? If you care about aviation safety, investigative integrity, and the truth behind preventable disasters, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

Join Ed and Joe on Warning Bells as they welcome Charles Hoefer for a chilling deep dive into a case that ties a brand-new RV factory to the illicit production of critical flight components, reveals troubling government inaction, and raises urgent questions about hidden safety risks to passengers and flight crews.

The Boeing 737 MAX exposed a catastrophic failure in the U.S. aircraft certification system — two crashes, 347 lives lost, and a crisis of confidence that shook aviation to its core. The FAA promised reform. Instead, insiders say problems have not been admitted or corrected.

Now, as Boeing pushes to accelerate the certification of its next-generation jets — the 737 MAX 7, MAX 10, and 777X — the FAA is quietly making that process even easier (i.e. "streamlined"). What does that mean for safety? For passengers? And for accountability?

Join Ed Pierson and Joe Jacobsen as they welcome Bob Stoney, a former FAA test pilot who flew the 737 MAX during its recertification. Together, they discuss the design and manufacturing flaws that led to tragedy and the tendency to ignore problems and shift blame.