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It has been done. It can be done. “We’re asking our customers to ground the airplane as a precautionary measure. We have the utmost confidence in our engineers
by braythwayt 8y ago
It has been done. It can be done.
“We’re asking our customers to ground the airplane as a precautionary measure. We have the utmost confidence in our engineers, processes, blah blah blah, and are confident that the 787 Max will be flying again as soon as the investigation is completed.”
Advil did this, and their brand was just fine, possibly better because they were aggressive about putting lives ahead of this quarter’s cash flow.
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y agoInvestors say... SELL, SELL, SELL.
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- braythwayt 8y agoInvestors also say, "Charge $900 for insulin," and, "All I want are dividends, I don't care if you're dumping pollution into the Love Canal. Management's difficult job is to know when to say to investors, "Sorry."
- js2 8y agoAdvil pulling medicine is different than Boeing grounding planes. What if grounding planes cancels flights forcing passengers into cars? Should that factor into the decision to ground the plane?
- firethief 8y agoThat's a valid consideration, though I don't see how it's less applicable to medicine. What if someone who takes aspirin instead gets Reye's syndrome?