Edited to add: I don't think it's fashionable to hate Boeing. I argue it's your civic duty to be outraged by it. There's a minimum cost at which things can be

Edited to add: I don't think it's fashionable to hate Boeing. I argue it's your civic duty to be outraged by it. There's a minimum cost at which things can be constructed. If Boeing wants 4 sigmas of a safety margin instead of 7 or 8 sigmas for profit reasons, great -- all I ask is that companies be up front about it when they sell, say, a reduced-safety 737-800Max (.e.g) to the market. It will be less safe, but some people may buy it (say Fedex, e.g.). The other aspect is that I don't think the front line people and engineers are rewarded enough. People like money. Tying quality to bonuses is not a terrible idea. A lot of quality is known where people with less than 1 year of experience will make X% of mistakes. As they get more and more experienced they make Y% of mistakes.... encourage them get to Y% faster.