Posted on 01/24/2024 10:57:27 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing - The documentary directed by Rory Kennedy (daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and the director of previous doc titles including Last Days in Vietnam and Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America) links the work environment and priorities at Boeing following its 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas, which allegedly led to a laser focus on Wall Street stock prices, with events the film argues led to the fatal crashes, like concealing major changes from previous models from pilots and the FAA. To make its case, Downfall interviews several former Boeing workers, former Wall Street Journal aerospace reporter Andy Pasztor, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure chair Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, pilots, aviation experts and family members of plane crash victims.
When did you first become interested in making a documentary about the Boeing Max 737 crashes and why?
I followed the story quite closely and was aware when the first airplane crashed, and then was shocked five months later when the exact same kind of plane, a 737 Max, crashed, again: two airplanes, same manufacturer, same type of airplane, crashing within five months of each other. As one of the characters in our film said, that just doesn’t happen in modern aviation. I saw how Boeing responded to these events where they didn’t seem to take full responsibility for what happened and instead spent a lot of energy and resources blaming the pilots. I really wanted to make a film that looked into these events to help people understand exactly what happened and what Boeing knew when, and what we can learn from this, in the interest of ensuring this doesn’t happen again.
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Nikki Haley cut a financial deal with those folks at Boeing as Vivek Ramaswamy pointed out.
It’s avail on NETFLIX *
Aviation Ping!.......................
Also covered in great detail, with highlights on DEI motivations by Glenn Beck. When Glenn is right, he is dead, spot on correct.
Rory Kennedy looks more like a Kennedy than most Kennedys.
The “Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System” (MCAS) software of the 737 MAX was written by a group of mostly Indians.
Boeing has problems and some want to say DEI is the problem but Boeing’s cozy relationships with Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott and others disturb me.
Must not have researched the Lockheed Electra, De havallind Comet, or many aviation accidents post WWII (Hint, most of those were Douglas DC-3 and DC-4 surplus and they were happening almost weekly).
But, Boeing bashing is the current trend for wagon jumpers.
Boeing is still the best airline company on the planet but they have big management issues since the Lockheed Martin takeover. I say takeover because that is what happened.
I think you mean McDonnell Douglas takeover.
It is one of two, the other being Airbus. It is basically General Motors with less competition
“Boeing is still the best airline company on the planet”
Airbus has taken the lead. Boeing languishes.
Add the beautiful sexy Lockheed Connie to the list. Not P&W’s most “ dependable engines”.
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Not to worry. I have plenty of oops of my own here.
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