A few things have changed Boeing's culture, but none more so than the McDonnell Douglas merger in 1997. MD brought with it a culture that put safety second, emp

A few things have changed Boeing's culture, but none more so than the McDonnell Douglas merger in 1997. MD brought with it a culture that put safety second, emphasized defense contracts, and gutted programs in favor of profits. (IMO) The culture continued to emphasize profits first through Jim McNerney, and searched for ways to cut costs at every turn.