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Former Boeing engineers say relentless cost-cutting sacrificed safety
The failures of the 737 Max appear to be the result of an emphasis on speed, cost, and above all shareholder value. (www.bloomberg.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Too bad I couldn't read the article, subscriber pays site .... again.
The demise of Boeing. This non-union approach killed them.
It's too bad that some folks want to turn every conversation into a political debate or use the discussion to express their left-leaning/anti-business ideology.
The bottom-line IMO: it's always about the money, whether it be in a small business, large corporation, the government, or among individuals.
Boeing should and likely will be punished for this mistake that cost lives, and they did indeed make a mistake. Whether it rises to the level of a criminal act will be up to prosecutors, but hopefully Boeing will be held accountable for this as they must pay a price.
They are already paying a price in the form of grounding of the 737 MAX, cancelled and delayed orders, reduced stock valuation, and overall damage to their reputation.
What should come out of this tragedy, IMO, is increased oversight by the FAA and others, and big changes in Boeing's executive and management staff and overall company culture, i.e. some of the jokers in charge should be fired and replaced with competent folks who actually care about the quality and safety of their aircraft.
The bottom-line IMO: it's always about the money, whether it be in a small business, large corporation, the government, or among individuals.
Boeing should and likely will be punished for this mistake that cost lives, and they did indeed make a mistake. Whether it rises to the level of a criminal act will be up to prosecutors, but hopefully Boeing will be held accountable for this as they must pay a price.
They are already paying a price in the form of grounding of the 737 MAX, cancelled and delayed orders, reduced stock valuation, and overall damage to their reputation.
What should come out of this tragedy, IMO, is increased oversight by the FAA and others, and big changes in Boeing's executive and management staff and overall company culture, i.e. some of the jokers in charge should be fired and replaced with competent folks who actually care about the quality and safety of their aircraft.
Truth, justice, and the American way.
This issue goes to the heart of Boeing and many other corporations. Classic capitalism holds that shareholder profit is necessary for the business to do its work. The work is the desired end.
"Shareholders would henceforth come first at Boeing. The important thing was not to get “overly focused on the box,” Hopkins said in a 2000 interview with Bloomberg. “The box”—the plane itself—“is obviously important, but customers are assuming the box is of great quality.” This was heresy to engineers, to whom the box was everything."
"Shareholders would henceforth come first at Boeing. The important thing was not to get “overly focused on the box,” Hopkins said in a 2000 interview with Bloomberg. “The box”—the plane itself—“is obviously important, but customers are assuming the box is of great quality.” This was heresy to engineers, to whom the box was everything."
Fire Mullenburg or make him resign.