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democratisphere

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2. Cutting corners for increased profits is no way to run this operation.

Reply to suffragette (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 04:09 AM

Mar 2019

I would be dumping Boeing stock until the executive management is replaced with competent people. In the meantime, other companies like Airbus are going to have a landslide of business.

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Boeing has been reducing quality assurance positions and has plans to reduce more. [View all] suffragette Mar 2019 OP

Boeing's future is likely to contain Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #1

Seems likely. suffragette Mar 2019 #15

Cutting corners for increased profits is no way to run this operation. democratisphere Mar 2019 #2

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do moondust Mar 2019 #3

What could go wrong ? CentralMass Mar 2019 #4

I think the first people who should have to Doreen Mar 2019 #5

Wall Street is now in charge of quality control, in essence. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #6

Absolutely correct about it being a "never-ending demand." Sadly so. suffragette Mar 2019 #19

As a former Quality Assurance Inspector bluecollar2 Mar 2019 #7

Great point about the transition from required inspection to confirmation and the weakening of suffragette Mar 2019 #8

You're welcome. bluecollar2 Mar 2019 #10

+1. Boeing ranks high among trusted American products because of manufacturing quality dalton99a Mar 2019 #13

One suspects that is about to change Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #16

Agree that is key and about dedication of the people. Reducing that in the name of profit is suffragette Mar 2019 #14

They're handing the business to Airbus on a silver platter. roamer65 Mar 2019 #9

Not the thing you want to read when you're flying international in 4 weeks. OliverQ Mar 2019 #11

How long before a government bailout? dalton99a Mar 2019 #12

Cheaper to pay off families of the dead Ilsa Mar 2019 #17

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Mar 2019 #18