Boeing’s #1 problem is not that they lack a culture of accountability.

It’s that they *hate unions* and *hate criticism.* So many of Boeing's major actions in the last 20, even 30 years have had to do with their attempts to break unions and escape political pressure in Washington State. The payoff is pressing workers without enough training, denigrating and overruling the work of union employees, and outsourcing work to avoid increasing union employment. This has cost them $10s of billions.

@glennf And I just remembered this 21 year old post I had bookmarked years ago: https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=213075

"The Downfall of a Great American Airplane Company - An Insider's Perspective"

@pauld Oof. No one who has followed them is surprised at this outcome.