Ó Draighnáin
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Anyone else struggling to believe that the Boeing Whistleblower John Barnett killed himself?
The wheels and hydraulic leak issues fall squarely on airline maintenance groups, not the manufacturer. But Boeing has really gone downhill since they merged with MD and kept MD management which killed the engineering-centric corporate culture that made the company an aerospace leader for 80 years. It's similar to what Carly Fiorina did to Hewlett-Packard.Maybe we should refuse to fly Boeing? A few airlines already allow to skip flights if they're on a Boeing.
Doors fall off, wheels fall off, computers seem buggy...
PS: I suggest that the Boeing assembly workers be made to fly inside the planes that they just assembled, that might increase their focus on safety.
it is fashionable to blame wealthy executives but evidence suggests that most of the recent failures (like a wheel falling off) were related to dodgy airline maintenance.Better to make the ceo and management fly inside the planes, since they are the ones who actually implemented the safety last policies.
DEI-focus instead of capability focused hiring isn't helping.The buck starts at (with?) the top (management). It's called organisational culpability. Why were there no sufficient safety checks? Why did hiring procedures allow for workers that don't put bolts on? Etc.
Some executives actually do good work and help create a functional culture. When I worked at KLA-Tencor in 1997 the original founder of KLA, Ken Levy, was still in the E-suite. He made it a point to eat in the company cafeteria a couple of times a week where he would choose a random table and sit with employees to keep his finger on the pulse. Sharp guy. After he semi-retired the new CEO came in...arrogant jerk. I think he got nailed for options back-dating some years later. Good leaders matter.Ironically, people now defending CEOs are usually the first ones to laud the wisdom, foresight and brilliance of "wealthy executives" if a company does well...
it is fashionable to blame wealthy executives but evidence suggests that most of the recent failures (like a wheel falling off) were related to dodgy airline maintenance.
The FAA has also asked Boeing to address a 737 MAX design problem that could disable the jet's anti-ice system, potentially leading to “loss of thrust on both engines.” Boeing must also address a separate de-icing fault that affects Boeing Model 787–8, 787–9, and 787–10 Dreamliner airplanes in service.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s six-week audit of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, prompted by the January 5 incident involving a new, Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft, found multiple instances where the companies allegedly failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements.
Yes, and you can blame Friedman and other neoliberal thinkers (and think-tanks) for pushing the shareholder-value narrative.The shift from longer term investment and growth to quarterly results reporting has had a negative impact on how most publicly traded companies are run. You should blame Wall Street for this more than executives.
Shareholder value should be strategic, that is long term. Wise investments in growth and innovation are good (where ROI is key) and include training and retaining quality employees. The Wall Street focus on simplistic metrics (so-called "fundamentals") which fail to measure many meaningful parameters of actual business performance are a big problem. You miss the mark again with your baseless ad hominem.Yes, and you can blame Friedman and other neoliberal thinkers (and think-tanks) for pushing the shareholder-value narrative.
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