> “This airplane was designed by clowns, who in turn are supervised by monkeys.”
That feels like that would apply to half the software I use! Then again, it would describe some of the places at which I've worked. But I'm a software engineer and so I have lots of employment options. What's an aeronautical engineer, an aviation material engineer, or avionics expert supposed to do? They have limited options for employment - and that's why it's important to prosecute the executives.
It's bad for everyone that the DoJ offered a plea deal. I know that's SOP, but Boeing isn't a usual company, and this isn't a usual situation. We need to know what actually happened. Is this truly a failure of management as is being portrayed, or is this a failure of process? Has the complexity of design and manufacturing now exceeded our ability to ensure quality? These are the kinds of questions I would like to have answered and an actual trial would give us a better opportunity to learn the real issues.
That feels like that would apply to half the software I use! Then again, it would describe some of the places at which I've worked. But I'm a software engineer and so I have lots of employment options. What's an aeronautical engineer, an aviation material engineer, or avionics expert supposed to do? They have limited options for employment - and that's why it's important to prosecute the executives.
It's bad for everyone that the DoJ offered a plea deal. I know that's SOP, but Boeing isn't a usual company, and this isn't a usual situation. We need to know what actually happened. Is this truly a failure of management as is being portrayed, or is this a failure of process? Has the complexity of design and manufacturing now exceeded our ability to ensure quality? These are the kinds of questions I would like to have answered and an actual trial would give us a better opportunity to learn the real issues.