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Boeing's Nosedive: The 737-MAX

May 5, 202648 min · 10,006 words

Show notes

Boeing used to be one of the most respected engineering firms in the world. Then it changed its focus from making great airplanes to increasing its stock value. The result was the 737-MAX, a plane that took the lives of 346 people in two avoidable crashes.

Highlighted moments

when people say I changed the culture of Boeing, that was the intent so that it is run like a business rather than a great engineering firm.
they were playing whack-a-mole with all the problems that came up with an eye toward not actually doing the one thing that would solve the problem, which is redesign the wings.
I basically lied to the FAA

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