Boeing’s 737 Max Is a Saga of Capitalism Gone Awry

Re:Boeing’s 737 Max Is a Saga of Capitalism Gone Awry by combatentropy on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @01:10AM (#25206415)

From the article: "What made the crashes so vexing is that it was impossible to pin the blame on one central villain."

Wait a minute:

"When Mr. Stonecipher became chief executive of Boeing in 2003, he brought G.E.'s model with him: He slashed costs, reduced head count, ramped up outsourcing and increased Boeing's share buyback program and shareholder dividends.

"'When people say I changed the culture of Boeing, that was the intent, so that it’s run like a business rather than a great engineering firm,' Mr. Stonecipher said in 2004."

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Re:Boeing’s 737 Max Is a Saga of Capitalism Gone Awry by throwaway189262 on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @05:29AM (#25207754)

Hahaha that did not age well. GE is a failing dumpster fire and Boeing is headed that way. Great business sense these people have.

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Re:Boeing’s 737 Max Is a Saga of Capitalism Gone Awry by florencebuzz on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @05:14AM (#25207666)

He was hired to do that, so is that his fault? I am afraid the article has a point.

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Re:Boeing’s 737 Max Is a Saga of Capitalism Gone Awry by yougotborked on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @10:25AM (#25210143)

Yea seems like the final blame should go to the Board of directors

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