Will Boeing Become The Next McDonnell Douglas?

[Pugilistic Animus]

Lol...I guess that I'm an old fogie... seriously, I didn't know that they removed it from the charter.

[etudiant]

Don't feel bad, judging by their performance, neither did the FAA.

[jbfield]

Originally Posted by Pugilistic Animus

etudiant

I think one problem is that the FAA is tasked with both regulation and promotion of flight...also, it's a tombstone culture.

Forgive my ignorance, but what does "tombstone culture" mean? (I've tried to search on the web for a meaning but I get surprising long list of tourist attractions).

[Pugilistic Animus]

A tombstone culture is one where there are known safety issues, but it isn't till after people die that the safety issue is finally addressed. i.e. plane crashes

[WHBM]

Sir Tim Clark at Emirates gives a damning indictment of the Boeing board.

Emirates' Tim Clark says Boeing 'not getting it' on 737 Max, 787 - The Air Current