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At bottom it's about public opinion, not paper documents. Boeing has tried to saturate the public's interest in the topic with a self-serving line of spin, fro
by everybodyknows 2y ago
At bottom it's about public opinion, not paper documents.
Boeing has tried to saturate the public's interest in the topic with a self-serving line of spin, front-running the public authorities. That way, when the NTSB report finally comes out, any negative info would struggle to overturn already set opinions.
- forgetfreeman 2y agoThey aren't having a whole lot of success then because they come across like a bunch of franchise fast food managers who accidentally parachuted into an engineering and manufacturing corp and haven't managed to find the bathrooms yet.
- vkou 2y agoJust because they aren't having success in breaking the rules, doesn't mean they shouldn't be sanctioned for it. In a parallel universe, with a friendlier press, they'd be quite successful at weaponizing public opinion in their favor.
- forgetfreeman 2y agoNo argument there. Of the many baffling things about the ongoing Boeing saga, why the executive wing of the company isn't hiding in a bunker in New Zealand while their lawyers try to fend off a zombie apocalypse of minority investor lawsuits is definitely a head-scratcher for me. There's also the quant notion of the government applying career-altering fines when corporations step out of line but it's been so long now that this is just a bitter memory for cranky olds.
- fallingknife 2y agoBut Boeing has the same right that anyone has to do PR, right? The NTSB is not entitled to public opinion going their way. It's completely beyond the scope of their regulatory power.