A bad year for Boeing.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703
A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm's production standards has been found dead in the US.
John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.
In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.
Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.
It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating. -
@George-K The wheel door cover did not close?
wrote on 12 Mar 2024, 02:18 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in A bad year for Boeing.:
@George-K The wheel door cover did not close?
Nope, on take-off you can see "smoke" (what experts are saying is actually a hydraulic leak) and the open landing gear doors is likely a sign they were manually opened using an alternative method, if the hydraulics were at risk. On the ground later it was likely a hydraulic leak that looks like smoke.
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"Self-inflicted."
wrote on 12 Mar 2024, 02:37 last edited by@George-K said in A bad year for Boeing.:
"Self-inflicted."
Assuming it was self-inflicted, you've got to wonder what people may have been saying to him, either in person or on-line
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Boeing workers not keen on Boeing aircraft. Boeing moved from engineering focused management to business school leadership Questionable decision .
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"Boeing is the best salesman Airbus ever had."
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From March 6th:
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More info about the system itself. Don't watch if you would prefer not to know how many things rely on the bleed air system.
Link to video
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"Oh, give us the long one."
That's what I said last night.
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Boeing workers not keen on Boeing aircraft. Boeing moved from engineering focused management to business school leadership Questionable decision .
wrote on 14 Mar 2024, 13:24 last edited by@kluurs said in A bad year for Boeing.:
Boeing workers not keen on Boeing aircraft. Boeing moved from engineering focused management to business school leadership Questionable decision .
Clipboards.
The clipboards have almost ruined healthcare. I see they are now taking their "skills" to other industries.
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@kluurs said in A bad year for Boeing.:
Boeing workers not keen on Boeing aircraft. Boeing moved from engineering focused management to business school leadership Questionable decision .
Clipboards.
The clipboards have almost ruined healthcare. I see they are now taking their "skills" to other industries.
wrote on 14 Mar 2024, 18:34 last edited by@Jolly said in A bad year for Boeing.:
The clipboards have almost ruined healthcare. I see they are now taking their "skills" to other industries.
I've seen this elsewhere. The company I worked for in Canada was set up by a bunch of former GE engineers, and was then subjected to the invasion of the zombie bean-counters. I ended up being told what to do by a "project manager" who appeared to be struggling to grow a moustache never mind a business, and had absolutely no idea what was involved in what the R&D team was doing.
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@Jolly said in A bad year for Boeing.:
The clipboards have almost ruined healthcare. I see they are now taking their "skills" to other industries.
I've seen this elsewhere. The company I worked for in Canada was set up by a bunch of former GE engineers, and was then subjected to the invasion of the zombie bean-counters. I ended up being told what to do by a "project manager" who appeared to be struggling to grow a moustache never mind a business, and had absolutely no idea what was involved in what the R&D team was doing.
wrote on 14 Mar 2024, 19:00 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in A bad year for Boeing.:
bean-counters
Wasn't it Lee Iacocca who coined the term? I remember reading his book back in the day.
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Shucks, Robert McNamara lost a whole damn war...
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Who knows. She sounds sincere, but there's a part of me that thinks he would say that if he was thinking about suicide, too.
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wrote on 16 Mar 2024, 00:08 last edited by
Today:
A United Airlines plane that departed Friday from San Francisco International Airport was missing an external panel when it landed at its destination in Medford, Oregon.
United released the following statement:
"This afternoon, United flight 433 landed safely at its scheduled destination at Rogue Valley International/Medford Airport. After the aircraft was parked at the gate, it was discovered to be missing an external panel. We’ll conduct a thorough examination of the plane and perform all the needed repairs before it returns to service. We’ll also conduct an investigation to better understand how this damage occurred."
United said the Boeing 737-800 had 139 passengers onboard the plane, with six crew members. The plane also did not declare an emergency while en route to Medford "as there was no indication of the damage during the flight," United said.
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