How did Boeing buy out McDonnell Douglas, a failing airframe manufacturer, to then end up with MD's failed management team running Boeing? (2022?)
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... Brad Weisenheimer
Pilot (1978 - present)
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Boeing was a cooperative engineering company, but Douglas executives were expert back stabbing marketing pro's, all jockeying for position at the top at all cost.

The Boeing sheep invited the Douglas wolves into the tent, with predictable results. SPEEA, Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, was the pride of Boeing.

Under the McDonald Douglas management their Union was outsourced and destroyed, Boeing was no longer an engineering aerospace company, they were now Walmart. ...

Boeing's Shift from Engineering Excellence to Profit-Driven Culture: Tracing the Impact of the McDonnell Douglas Merger on the 737 Max Crisis (January 2024)
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... Boeing's journey, particularly with its 737 Max, reflects a dramatic shift in the company's core values and operational philosophy, a change significantly influenced by its late-1990s merger with McDonnell Douglas.

This pivotal event marked a departure from Boeing's storied commitment to engineering superiority and a safety-first mindset, pivoting towards a business model heavily emphasizing cost efficiency and rapid production, often at the expense of product quality and safety. ...