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Former Boeing engineers say relentless cost-cutting sacrificed safety
The failures of the 737 Max appear to be the result of an emphasis on speed, cost, and above all shareholder value. (www.bloomberg.com) More...
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Very well said, I’ve been in Aviation both maintenance and piloting since the early 70’s. After the Lion Air crash when I saw the acronym MCAS then saw what the letters stood for, Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System I knew Boeing had jumped the shark.
What kind of sociopathic mind comes up with that title for a system essential to safe operation of the aircraft, not to mention only one AOA sensor feeding the system and a disagreement light and AOA Indicator on the PFD’s being options carrying an extra charge.
What kind of sociopathic mind comes up with that title for a system essential to safe operation of the aircraft, not to mention only one AOA sensor feeding the system and a disagreement light and AOA Indicator on the PFD’s being options carrying an extra charge.
AND makes it rely on a SINGLE SENSOR! And then, for sizable chunks of money, a purchaser can buy 'the rest of the safety bits', and allow the plain to warn the pilots there is a problem.
That's damned stunning. I can't think of an analogous situation... Buying a car without a gas gauge? That's still not enough...
That's damned stunning. I can't think of an analogous situation... Buying a car without a gas gauge? That's still not enough...
They pay them corporate stock because it's taxed at a ridiculous 15%! And it could be lower by now. One of the 'ideas' that Congress had for the 'Great trump Tax Cuts' was to ELIMINATE the capital gains tax. That would mean that corporate stock buybacks would become even more rampant than they are now, and the shift to producing 'shareholder value' would fully negate the idea of producing a quality product. And with all that cash, the 'investor class' will buy more and more politicians and control even more parts of the government. The idea that Boeing was able to basically approve their own designs should be a damned warning screamed from the highest mountains!
You have corporations regulating their regulators. You have heads and lobbyists of the very industries being placed in their industry regulatory agencies. You have a Kangaroo Government, run for, and by, corporate greed. Where 'share holder value' trumps everything.
Look at that baby stroller that the CPSC refused to recall. Their basic reason, reading between the lines, was 'it will hurt investor value' to recall all of them. We are losing control of our government faster and faster people...
You have corporations regulating their regulators. You have heads and lobbyists of the very industries being placed in their industry regulatory agencies. You have a Kangaroo Government, run for, and by, corporate greed. Where 'share holder value' trumps everything.
Look at that baby stroller that the CPSC refused to recall. Their basic reason, reading between the lines, was 'it will hurt investor value' to recall all of them. We are losing control of our government faster and faster people...
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Nothing racist about it at all! The original voice of the union WAS for the worker, now it is for their own pocketbooks...sure they help in certain areas, but are more of a hindrance anymore.
Glad you make a lot of money...meaning your product is more expensive which means that, now, the next person must make more money to pay for it so their product is now more expensive...and the chain continues down the line!
I was in a union, and back then it kept jobs secure, good pension plan implimented by company and union, and allowed us to live with the cost of living. A good company can do that all on it's own.
Your comments "because I can guess what’s coming out of your speakers on the way to work." "sorry to distract you from your insane Asian bashing." could be considered racist!
Glad you make a lot of money...meaning your product is more expensive which means that, now, the next person must make more money to pay for it so their product is now more expensive...and the chain continues down the line!
I was in a union, and back then it kept jobs secure, good pension plan implimented by company and union, and allowed us to live with the cost of living. A good company can do that all on it's own.
Your comments "because I can guess what’s coming out of your speakers on the way to work." "sorry to distract you from your insane Asian bashing." could be considered racist!
Why don’t you tell me what “Soy boy” means?
Wow. Listen to yourself.
Wow. Listen to yourself.
It's soy boy bot "Soy boy" The origin of the term derives from the negative effects soy consumption has been proven to have on the male physique and libido. NOTHING AT ALL is mentioned as Asian because soy can be had in many parts of the world!
Maybe you should listen to yourself, first!
Maybe you should listen to yourself, first!
'Soy boy' is another term for hipster SJW. Try using the internet, not abusing it.
https://thedefensepost.com/2019/02/26/boeing-names-nikki-haley-board/
She more or less aligned her power as the S.C. governor with the Department of Labor against the unions and for the benefit of Boeing when the controversy was front page. the result, a $315,000 dollar a year board seat for a management, soy boy compliant vote that knows nothing about aviation, other how than to buckle the seat belt on a corporate jet. the swamp is alive and well.
Disclaimer! Not a union fan at all as a result of the subornation of the original intent of union participation as a voice for the worker, as opposed to it's current indentured servitude role to union leadership itself and to the swamp. Got some first hand experience. History, not a mystery.