Netflix on Wednesday began streaming Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing, Rory Kennedy’s documentary follow-up to her 2022 film on the company. The new feature revisits the 737 MAX tragedies in Indonesia and Ethiopia, which killed 346 people, and examines allegations that Boeing’s safety culture was eroded by pressure to prioritise cost and share price over quality.
The documentary focuses on whistleblower claims and internal concerns that emerged after the crashes, extending Kennedy’s earlier scrutiny of Boeing’s response to the disasters. It also broadens the criticism beyond the 737 MAX, linking alleged quality-control failures to wider production issues across the company’s aircraft programmes, including the 787.
Boeing has denied the allegations referenced in coverage of the film, saying it has introduced new values and behaviours. The release adds another public examination of the manufacturer’s post-crisis overhaul as the aviation group continues to face questions over operational discipline, governance and manufacturing standards.