A lot of people blame the current toxic culture on the McDonnell Douglas merger that happened in the late 90s.
One of the reasons that merger needed to happen though, was that Boeing didn't know how to be profitable in a non-government regulated market (post deregulation of the airlines).
It's easy to make well engineered planes when the government has a hand in guaranteeing you good profit margins and you don't have to worry too much about costs.
One of the reasons that merger needed to happen though, was that Boeing didn't know how to be profitable in a non-government regulated market (post deregulation of the airlines).
It's easy to make well engineered planes when the government has a hand in guaranteeing you good profit margins and you don't have to worry too much about costs.