Boeing Moving HQ to Washington D.C.
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Originally Posted by Less Hair
There will be a lot of new and different stuff needed for pacific conflict scenarios that we might face sooner than later. Boeing is right to expect big defense business. But they would not be right splitting off the commercial airliner subdivision. Especially now that it needs to catch up on latest technology, software and robot manufacturing that is already used in the military side of the business.
It would be sad if this was just the death throes of a dying company. But it seems to be representative of something much deeper in our society. I am afraid it is something deeper. This is so sad to watch even I never worked on a Boeing product (MD-80/DC-9 does not count as Boeing to me). Joe Sutter must turn in his grave.
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In the grand scheme of things, I don't think moving HQ to DC does any harm, but it doesn't do any good either.
What it does do is create a perception that Boeing is more focused on cozying up to the politicians and Pentagon than fixing any of their issues. Like hoistop mentioned in #42, it's the message rather than the move itself.
And perception and messaging has a tendency to become reality.
What it does do is create a perception that Boeing is more focused on cozying up to the politicians and Pentagon than fixing any of their issues. Like hoistop mentioned in #42, it's the message rather than the move itself.
And perception and messaging has a tendency to become reality.
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Originally Posted by procede
At least they will not have to charter a private jet any more to collect their government bailout...
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They need move back to Seattle and build an office for the top managers that looks out over the factory floor on one side and the flight line on the other, if the management don't reconnect with the company's engineering heritage they are doomed I suspect.
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Originally Posted by OpenCirrus619
Instead they moved to DC, the den of liars and politicians, but I repeat myself. At least what engineers and assembly experts that remain will be in Seattle til the bitter end.
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Originally Posted by GlobalNav
Well, they didn’t move to Wall Street. There’s some expertise there.
Instead they moved to DC, the den of liars and politicians, but I repeat myself. At least what engineers and assembly experts that remain will be in Seattle til the bitter end.
Instead they moved to DC, the den of liars and politicians, but I repeat myself. At least what engineers and assembly experts that remain will be in Seattle til the bitter end.
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Originally Posted by WideScreen
It suggests, Boing does not have issues to attract money, but has issues with the regulations and/or future military business.
