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Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2024, 13:41
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Unqualified (unequivocal) agree. Just...

Unqualified (unequivocal) agree.

Just highlighting one subpart, the planned appearance before a Senate Subcommittee of the most recently publicized whistleblower - depending on what is revealed...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2024, 07:18
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Well, .... and this reply isn't further meant to...

Well, .... and this reply isn't further meant to invoke MechEngr's view(s) on this thread or any others, but it's apparent my post invited getting sliced, especially about the immense influence...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2024, 03:42
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

My forum compatriot Mech Engineer and I have gone...

My forum compatriot Mech Engineer and I have gone round and round about the Ethiopian accident, and he has convinced me, unscheduled* and poorly comprehending (of aeronautics, line ops, most all...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2024, 21:53
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Heard it said many times in context of the...

Heard it said many times in context of the airline business. Regardless, bitterly and ironically true as applied to what once was Boeing's treasure of engineering preeminence and excellence, and...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2024, 13:14
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

And duration of "term" as used in "long- term"...

And duration of "term" as used in "long- term" has been shrinking for several decades already, and the pace of compression of relevant time frames is accelerating - at least in some sectors of...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2024, 12:18
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

It's all because Boeing became a monopolist . . .

Noted economist Dorothy Robyn has published a thorough rebuttal and refutation to a recent speech by U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Kahn in which Ms. Kahn applied some version or...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2024, 04:18
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

About both posts sighting vultures, there is no...

About both posts sighting vultures, there is no denying that such creatures unfortunately do populate financial landscapes here and in other parts of the world.

The subthread was about what sort...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2024, 23:07
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Banning stock buybacks would require either...

Banning stock buybacks would require either Congressional legislation, or some huge heavy-lift attempt at SEC rule-making, if meant to be economy-wide.

On paper, an enlightened Board could resolve...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2024, 23:03
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

I'd suggest the reams of criticism about Boeing's...

I'd suggest the reams of criticism about Boeing's very short-term myopia have to count for something. Of course the "results" of an earn-out structure would be defined in terms of engineering...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2024, 13:37
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Executive employment agreements, which are the...

Executive employment agreements, which are the vehicle for tax-deferred compensation, stock,option incentive comp., and severance payments under various categories of reasons for termination of...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2024, 23:52
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Interesting discussion. Makes one wonder how much...

Interesting discussion. Makes one wonder how much foresight was available at the time of the merger, warning or at least cautioning about a looming slide down from greatness, the sometimes slow,...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2024, 14:03
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Just for convenience of reference SPEEA...

Just for convenience of reference

SPEEA statement on Boeing executives’ departures amid safety crisis

SPEEA responds to news of Boeing CEO and other executives leaving the company in the midst...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2024, 04:32
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

That's an interesting point. On one hand, will...

That's an interesting point. On one hand, will there be suitable candidates with the right experience and qualifications (which includes an absence of the bean-counting mindset which took over after...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2024, 17:41
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Claybird: "At 61 though I don't knows ... a bit...

Claybird:
"At 61 though I don't knows ... a bit on the wrong edge of what Boeing (should be) looking for."

One point is that the person's actual age within the presumed sought-after range of...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2024, 16:21
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Claybird Another illustration of the truth of...

Claybird
Another illustration of the truth of the old saw,, "words matter."

I had heard Calhoun's remarks about the long-term development cycle generally, and the need to invest 50 billion...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2024, 21:41
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Earlier today I watched the interview Dave...

Earlier today I watched the interview Dave Calhoun gave to CNBC Squawk Box autos and aviation reporter. Some interesting points.

But first, about so-called golden parachutes. Any severance or...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2024, 11:30
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Point taken, but the contention is that wanting...

Point taken, but the contention is that wanting to meet with the Board in light of current missteps and the multiple federal engagements is a different level of involvement. The pressures upon Boeing...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2024, 01:38
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Manchester South. Much appreciative for comments...

Manchester South. Much appreciative for comments and perspective on earlier post (at 536).Two further points.

Airline company involvement. Upthread the forum had a discussion about how Boeing got...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2024, 18:47
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

FBI reportedly informs pax Alaska 1282 they may be "crime victims"

Seattle Times reporting.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/fbi-to-alaska-airlines-flight-1282-passengers-you-may-be-a-crime-victim/
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2024, 13:42
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Airline customers want to meet with the Board

Excerpt from start of Wall Street Journal article (March 22):
"Boeing ’s biggest U.S. customers are taking their frustrations directly to its board of directors.

A group of airline chiefs...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2024, 21:36
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

@ MechEngr I didn't spend the time it would...

@ MechEngr

I didn't spend the time it would have required to scan through various threads and count instances where posts you had written about Ethiopian's MAX accident prompted, or even provoked,...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2024, 13:04
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

I have to admit that your logic here eludes me....

I have to admit that your logic here eludes me. For openers, to the extent that Ethiopian lied and successfully withheld the information for a year, how would remaining silent, in effect, and...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2024, 00:20
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

MechEngr, after Lion Air when Ethiopian then...

MechEngr, after Lion Air when Ethiopian then experienced its accident, do you believe Boeing actually could have pointed out some, let alone all, of the failings of Ethiopian entities and the pilots...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 18:35
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

No, not cleaning up the company's p.r. mess. The...

No, not cleaning up the company's p.r. mess. The question is what process or event was he seeking to encourage or to initiate, assuredly to advance or protect interests of the labor organization's...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 01:06
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Okay, let's say, with regard to the post earlier...

Okay, let's say, with regard to the post earlier in which I aimed at journalist sensationalist and opportunistic rehashing of non-news (everything but the APA chief's comments) and unthinkingly also...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2024, 21:56
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Sorry - I did not intend that the post minimizing...

Sorry - I did not intend that the post minimizing the article would be seen as directed at you or for your posting it.

I especially agree with your third paragraph. As to whether the article's...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2024, 18:34
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Typical journo

The concerns of the APA chief obviously are valid.

But neither the observations and/or assessments he offered (as attributed to him in the published item), nor anything else in the article changes...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2024, 19:35
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

So, given all that, is the situation one where...

So, given all that, is the situation one where the principles of just culture should have been applied? Or have the purposes of just culture already been superseded by Boeing's failures?

I've...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2024, 18:30
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Who are the "us" in "[l]et's force...."? It will...

Who are the "us" in "[l]et's force...."? It will be interesting to read how you imagine (or are planning) this to occur.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2024, 21:54
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Here, I'll fix your denial of...

Here, I'll fix your denial of bias-combined-with-purpose (my interp) for you.
​​​"Again, no. Crusade, no."
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2024, 02:30
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

Excuse me, but the linked article is so...

Excuse me, but the linked article is so censored-censored-censored good!!!
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2024, 00:08
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

I'm wondering how people who have extensive...

I'm wondering how people who have extensive knowledge of or familiarity with the I.A.M. at Boeing (and other major aerospace manufacturers, probably, as well) in that labor organization's most...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2024, 18:28
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

More trouble - NTSB Chair scores Boeing in investigation

Taken from a post on Accidents and Close Calls thread on door plug:
...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2024, 23:30
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

I don't speak (obviously) for FAA, but I...

I don't speak (obviously) for FAA, but I anticipate the press release from FAA used "allegedly" because the audit process in this instance has such a high public profile that FAA wanted to invoke or...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2024, 19:50
Replies: 705
Views: 199,703
Posted By WillowRun 6-3

FAA Reports Audit findings

From FAA official website. (Links as on FAA website identified with [ ] brackets)Updates on Boeing 737-9 MAX AircraftMonday, March 4, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s six-week audit...
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