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Would you also say that about the 787, 747-8, EA-18G Growler, T-7 Red Hawk, MQ-25 Stingray, and GPS Block IIF? All of those were developed in the time after the MD merger.

I agree Boeing isn't the engineering company it used to be, in many ways, but I don't think it's as simple as "controlled by bean-counters".



They aren't having much luck with the USAF tanker contract. The USAF has been rejecting deliveries because of poor manufacturing quality.

Boeing has irrevocably gone down the tubes. It is time to separate the space/defense groups from commercial and reboot them all.

As a Seattle native, it feels strange to seek out A320s when flying, but Boeing has clearly shown that engineering is just a cost center to them.




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