Boeing’s failures expose a dark secret about the 'free market'


by MSNBC

MSNBC— Boeing achieved a rare feat in Washington on Wednesday, as the company was the subject of not one, but two hearings in the Senate. In January, one of the door panels blew out of a Boeing 737 Max mid-flight, creating a near-fatal explosion that was visible to those watching from the ground. In March, flames erupted from a 737-900’s engine, and a tire fell off a 777-200 taking off from San Francisco. And a few days ago, part of an engine covering fell off a Boeing 737-800 plane during takeoff and...

www.thedigitalfix.com—The Dark Universe was “biggest failure” of The Mummy director’s life. 2017's ill-advised Mummy reboot starring Tom Cruise led to an infamous photoshoot and botched launch of what should have been a whole Dark Universe starring Russell Crowe as Dr Jekyll, Johnny Depp as the Invisible Man, and Javier Bardem as Frankenstein's Monster. Unfortunately, the monster movie was a critical and commercial failure, leading to the entire concept to be abandoned. Continue reading The Dark Universe was “biggest failure” of The Mummy director’s...

@Marketplace—Boeing failures are a case study of America's manufacturing "dark age". A century ago, U.S manufacturers were run by engineers. Now leadership suites are distant from factory floors, says journalist Jerry Useem.

Fortune—American Airlines CEO fumes at Boeing’s failures—’Get your act together’. Boeing’s production problems have taken a toll on airline earnings and some are luckier than others.