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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by starfallg on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @12:11PM (#21704116)
A large part of the problem with Boeing is McDonnell Douglas. After the merger, the corporate culture of McDonnell Douglas was transplanted into Boeing. Their HQ was moved from Seattle to Chicago and money was spent on buying back stock instead of long-term R&D.
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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by bilbo0s on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @01:22PM (#21705185)
Assembly facilities being moved to the south because "it's cheaper" didn't help either. Engineers and technicians are not really just cogs in a wheel where you can replace one with another and get the same results. You lose a lot in the way of "informal knowledge base" when you do that.
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