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I agree overall that the engineering culture was lost, but it is plainly not as simple as having the engineers in charge. The CEO at the time of the 737 MAX cer
by Zigurd 6y ago
I agree overall that the engineering culture was lost, but it is plainly not as simple as having the engineers in charge. The CEO at the time of the 737 MAX certification and subsequent crashes was Dennis Muilenburg who started as an intern at Boeing's defense and space division. His degrees are in engineering. Apparently no MBA. Still, the wrong mindset.
- bartread 6y agoYes: some commenters are reading my comment as a distinction between an MBA and an engineer mindset. Whilst that might be a genuine phenomenon in some contexts I wasn't drawing any firm conclusions about that in my comment above. I've worked with plenty enough engineers who've cut corners over the years to know that we're not inherently more virtuous or competent than other professions. We are however just as human and subject to the same foibles and vices so, yes, to everyone reading it: please don't over-interpret my earlier comment.