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The way Boeing seems more and more evil as the story is folded out, makes me think that all these article may be heavily one sided and never hearing Boeing's ow

by tzfld 7y ago

The way Boeing seems more and more evil as the story is folded out, makes me think that all these article may be heavily one sided and never hearing Boeing's own version and motivations.

cjslep 7y ago
You can always read the prime source material yourself: Boeing's own internal emails and chats they released about the 737 MAX. And do note: those released items are Boeing putting its best foot forward. And it's a low bar. Imagine the emails and chat transcripts that were not released.
- wahern 7y ago
  > And do note: those released items are Boeing putting its best foot forward. And it's a low bar. Imagine the emails and chat transcripts that were not released. My guess was that the new CEO was trying to get out ahead of developments by airing the remaining dirty laundry. It makes him and Boeing look sincere and starts the clock on the public forgetting the bad news. The constant drip of bad publicity made the previous CEO look like an idiot. I don't expect Boeing to actually clean up their act, but I bet they're going to be smarter about things going forward. I doubt there are going to be any more damning reveals about the 737 other than what can be mined from these latest disclosures. 777X is another matter, but I bet any revelations will occur more quickly and cleanly.
bertjk 7y ago
A good defense lawyer never puts their client on the stand. While this is not currently a criminal trial, the same principles surely apply. If Boeing starts talking, then the focus moves from debating whether more training was needed and who was responsible for deciding it wasn't (corrupt FAA? customer pressure? honest mistake?) to whether the company is hiding something. The first is a better scenario for Boeing than the second.
- dlgeek 7y ago
  The DOJ is running a criminal investigation of Boeing related to the MAX.
ulfw 7y ago
And what „side“ would that be? Plenty of internal company emails have been leaked and they paint an awful picture. Do you mean the company lawyer / company PR side?

by tzfld 7y ago

The way Boeing seems more and more evil as the story is folded out, makes me think that all these article may be heavily one sided and never hearing Boeing's own version and motivations.

cjslep 7y ago

You can always read the prime source material yourself: Boeing's own internal emails and chats they released about the 737 MAX. And do note: those released items are Boeing putting its best foot forward. And it's a low bar. Imagine the emails and chat transcripts that were not released.

wahern 7y ago
> And do note: those released items are Boeing putting its best foot forward. And it's a low bar. Imagine the emails and chat transcripts that were not released. My guess was that the new CEO was trying to get out ahead of developments by airing the remaining dirty laundry. It makes him and Boeing look sincere and starts the clock on the public forgetting the bad news. The constant drip of bad publicity made the previous CEO look like an idiot. I don't expect Boeing to actually clean up their act, but I bet they're going to be smarter about things going forward. I doubt there are going to be any more damning reveals about the 737 other than what can be mined from these latest disclosures. 777X is another matter, but I bet any revelations will occur more quickly and cleanly.

bertjk 7y ago

A good defense lawyer never puts their client on the stand. While this is not currently a criminal trial, the same principles surely apply. If Boeing starts talking, then the focus moves from debating whether more training was needed and who was responsible for deciding it wasn't (corrupt FAA? customer pressure? honest mistake?) to whether the company is hiding something. The first is a better scenario for Boeing than the second.

dlgeek 7y ago
The DOJ is running a criminal investigation of Boeing related to the MAX.

ulfw 7y ago

And what „side“ would that be? Plenty of internal company emails have been leaked and they paint an awful picture. Do you mean the company lawyer / company PR side?