It's popular to mock aerospace engineering, but it's usually quite robust. Even if people still sometimes make bad decisions.

And move slowly. So when things turn bad, they will be bad for a decade - or more. See Boeing.

Boeings (software) issues stem from a removal of their Engineering skillset and replacing it with an outsourcing model don't they?

The goal wasn't to mock Boeing, just to point out what happens when business overrides engineering. The context is the parent post making the point that there is little business value in good engineering.

Ah, I see where you're coming from. I've been hearing a lot of people talk poorly of aerospace as a whole recently, due to some Boeing issues, and I misread your comment as such. Apologies and thanks.