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Re:How Boeing Lost Its Way [video] by JumpCrisscross on Sunday February 11, 2024 @03:58PM (#39338632)
I didn't know former McDonnell Douglas management not only took over Boeing, but also recapitulated their mistakes with the 717 in the 787 [1].

[1] https://qz.com/1776080/how-the-mcdonnell-douglas-boeing-merg...

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Re:How Boeing Lost Its Way [video] by FirmwareBurner on Sunday February 11, 2024 @04:23PM (#39338866)
McDonald Douglas exec: "I know how we can cut cost by 30% and increase shareholder value"

Boeing execs: "We're listening"

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Re:How Boeing Lost Its Way [video] by ProllyInfamous on Sunday February 11, 2024 @07:56PM (#39340363)
"We will be the first civilization to not save itself, because it wasn't cost effective." —Kurt Vonnegut.
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Re:How Boeing Lost Its Way [video] by p_l on Sunday February 11, 2024 @05:55PM (#39339640)
Remember that goals etc. for 787 were set when Phil Condit, a Boeing lifer, was still in charge.
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