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2019-07-25 -Land of the Free

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Posted by Bobby 2019-07-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 737Max root cause explained at the link.

Yet another Engineers vs Bean Counters story

Posted by SteveS 2019-07-25 01:07|| 2019-07-25 01:07|| Front Page Top

#2 A proof that the bean counters took over Boeing is in the fact that Boeing headquarter moved to Chicago but left the engineering in western Washington.

I knew that something like this would happen once I heard that management moved to Chicago.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-07-25 04:03|| 2019-07-25 04:03|| Front Page Top

#3 More woes.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-07-25 08:31|| 2019-07-25 08:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Boeing had a clear miss on the 737, agreed. But to hack like this on the company is just bull. Politics driving defense companies to team is a disaster, and a horrible call by out defense department. Boeing is still very mush an engineering company, They produce the finest and safest aircraft in the world, always have. And for the bean counters, 30 months ago Boeing stock was at $130.00 and now its at $350., even with the entire fleet of 737s on the ground. I challenge anyone to name a company that would not be going under with such an event in their face. As for the offshore argument, he blends commercial with defense, and double speaks. The reason he claims they team is to influence congressmen as work will hit their district. So how does that work in defense if they are outsourcing out of the US, it don't. Its the commercial that does, and for a number of reasons. The first being offset requirements, an complicated and pain in the ass issue of forced investing in the nation that spends the billions on aircraft. Boeing has a lot of faults, if the author wants to point them out, get it right, otherwise its just crap.

Posted by 49 Pan 2019-07-25 12:04|| 2019-07-25 12:04|| Front Page Top

#5 49 Pan, you'll have to admit that Boeing screwed up big time with the 737 Max program.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-07-25 12:16|| 2019-07-25 12:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Prediction: when all is said and done, the dust fully settled, some poor schmuck of a junior engineer or a near-retirement production management type will take the fall for this debacle and the top level guys will quietly scurry off to some deep hidey-hole. There have already been a couple of 'reassignments.'
COupled with the 767 FOD desiater, and cutting qa types, the Whole Damn Red Barn Bill built is falling down

Posted by USN, Ret. 2019-07-25 14:11|| 2019-07-25 14:11|| Front Page Top

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