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The internal problems may be shared. Also the whistleblower efforts to get problems recognized continued for a decade.
by bolangi 6y ago
The 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 :).