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I think the concern is more the attitude that allowed this to happen, despite all the issues Boeing has had.

• lotsofpulp 3y ago
  Yes, this seems like a top to bottom culture rot problem at Boeing sacrificing quality control in exchange for reduced costs. A few years ago, I had read that certain airlines demanded planes manufacturered in Washington rather than South Carolina, and I wonder if that information actually ends up being a useful signal for better quality planes. https://www.postandcourier.com/business/airline-surveys-point-to-ongoing-production-problems-at-boeings-sc-plant/article_0e75f53a-b2d6-11e9-9606-0ffafccd055e.html https://www.postandcourier.com/business/airline-surveys-poin... https://www.wsj.com/articles/production-problems-prompt-broad-faa-review-of-boeing-dreamliner-lapses-11599498118 https://www.wsj.com/articles/production-problems-prompt-broa...
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  • AYBABTME 3y ago
    I think the Max 9 are made in WA though, so it would be a much wider scale cultural problem than just SC's non-union vs. WA union factories.
    • lotsofpulp 3y ago
      That’s unfortunate, seems like there are no Boeing planes left with the level of credibility they had before.
    • btgeekboy 3y ago
      They’re final-assembled in WA. The plug is installed by Spirit Aerosystems in Kansas.
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  • throwup238 3y ago
    > A few years ago, I had read that certain airlines demanded planes manufacturered in Washington rather than South Carolina, and I wonder if that information actually ends up being a useful signal for better quality planes. The one with the blown door plug supposedly came off the Renton assembly line. No one is safe.