Sunshine (she/her)Aviation shake-up: Airbus surges ahead of Boeing
cronenthalNGL, the recent safety record of Boeing jets doesn’t instill confidence. I am always relieved when I see my flight is on an Airbus.
Captain AggravatedThey did before they took under McDonald Douglas. Ever since McD-D bought Boeing with Boeing’s money it’s been downhill.
Exactly - when McDonnell Douglas “reverse-merged” with Boeing in 97, the corporate culture shifted from engineering-first to finance-first, and we’re seeing the consquences of that prioritization now with all these safety issues.
“Hey, you know those executives that decided to do the whole DC-10 cargo door that almost killed one airplane full of passengers and then DID kill another one? Let’s put those sister groping fuck knuckles in charge.”