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737NG is not MAX. 737NG was launched in ‘97. This was before the MD merger was completed.
by coredog64 6y ago
737NG is not MAX. 737NG was launched in ‘97. This was before the MD merger was completed.
- bolangi 6y agoThe internal problems may be shared. Also the whistleblower efforts to get problems recognized continued for a decade.
- mbreese 6y agoThe article/interview also specifically alleges that the problems with Boeing aren’t restricted to one single airplane model, but are at the board level. If the above is true (and I have no reason to doubt it), it would be another example of systemic issues at the company. Which is sad to see, and if so, it’s a problem that needs to be addressed.
- jiofih 6y agoI’ve read somewhere that this all started with the McDonnel-Douglas merger. Boeing used to be an engineering company, but the suits took over after the merge to maximize profit - if a couple hundred innocent people die, you gotta break some eggs right? They probably fly LearJet themselves
- mbreese 6y agoThe phrase I heard somewhere was that when Boeing bought McDonnel-Douglas, what ended up happening was that MD acquired Boeing and convinced Boeing to pay for it. I don’t remember where I read that, but it stuck with me. Maybe we read it in the same place :).