[ExI] Bad year for Boeing

[Adrian Tymes]

On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 1:52 PM Stuart LaForge via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> As someone whose fond first
> memories of flying was on a TWA Boeing 747 jumbo jet where the
> stewardesses brought me crayons and toys to keep me occupied, I have ask
> what happened to Boeing? When and how did they fall so low?
>

When they merged with McConnell Douglas in 1997, the Douglas managers
apparently ousted the Boeing top brass.  The latter group cared about
quality engineering; the new bosses cared about short-term profits and cost
cutting.  This attitude got passed along in their choices of who to hire
and promote, just like the old one used to be.

It has taken decades for the rot to thoroughly manifest, but it's plain to
see today.
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