Boeing Boeing - part the fifteenth

Well, I find more confirmation laying Boeing's screwups at the feet of the "acquired" McDonnell-Douglas. This has been an open secret, among those in touch with airplane manufacture, ever since the buyout/merger/takeover.

What got lost in all this shuffling is a corporate culture that once prized engineering and safety, replaced by one that seemed to be more focused on delivering profits over perfection. The Boeing community in Seattle has been vocal about attributing this slide to the acquisition of McDonnell Douglas, whose leaders took over Boeing's top jobs and reshaped the culture around cost control.

As the old saying goes, "you're not thief until you get caught". May be the 787/737 fiascos will be the slap in the head that fixes things? Nah.