An engineer who posted photographs of his work on an indigenous jet trainer on social media in contravention of company rules would be reprimanded, Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) said in a statement on Friday.
AIDC issued the statement after the China Times reported that an AIDC engineer had on numerous occasions shared sensitive information on Instagram about Taiwan’s Advanced Trainer Jet program and its advanced jet trainers, also known as Brave Eagles.
After an initial investigation, AIDC confirmed that the individual was indeed a member of its engineering team.
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The air force recently reported problems with excessive noise and tremors in the cockpit of one of its Brave Eagles, which was later returned to the company for inspection, the Taichung-based aerospace firm said.
The engineer, who was responsible for analyzing the aircraft’s environmental control and thermal systems, was apparently disgruntled with frequent overtime due to his work on the plane, AIDC said.
The photos posted on Instagram contained some information about the plane’s computational fluid dynamics data, while other images were mostly unrelated to his work, the company said.
However, some reporting about the trainer jet program was inaccurate, it said, without elaborating.
Even though the engineer did not reveal any confidential information, his behavior was a grave violation of work discipline and he would be reprimanded for damaging the company’s image and reputation, AIDC said.
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