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I can’t imagine why that would be the case, but if I were a previous client of Boeing I would strongly consider changing my name

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[–] ProgAimerGirl@hexbear.net 73 points 4 months ago (1 children)

looks like you can't off two whistleblowers a week before the literal door falls off one of your airliners in midflight without taking a couple HITS to your BOTTOM LINE

[–] Jew@hexbear.net 54 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget their failed space pod launch. Can't even stop helium from leaking despite their billions of dollars in the project.

https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-helium-leaks-assessment

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Some of those checkouts are focusing on the potential effect of helium leaks, five of which have been detected on Starliner to date. One was spotted before launch but eventually deemed to pose little risk to full mission success. Four more have now been discovered while Starliner is in space, but that isn't necessarily cause for alarm.

this is fine

[–] AmaryllisBlues@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You could leak a whole lot worse things than helium. But fuck me you can do a whole lot better. They didn't replace the leaky valve prior to launch because it was "too involved" to do so.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 65 points 4 months ago (3 children)

vague memory but didn't they do a PR stunt where a Boeing executive took a 737 flight sitting in the same seat where the door blew out and she looked kind of nervous

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 54 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Damn, a Boeing worker had the chance to do the funniest thing...

[–] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 41 points 4 months ago

The COO of Alaska Air yeah, the company who's plane had the blowout

[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 38 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The common misconception is that she was nervous about the plane breaking, but in a later statement she said she was nervous because she had to sit in the same seat the poors have used

[–] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 57 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Low Boeing sales embolden China, which is why we must give Boeing an additional tax credit for every passenger killed aboard their aircraft. This will break the unfortunate link between passenger fatalities and low sales being caused by China's anticompetitive non-market behavior."

[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 24 points 4 months ago

step away from the lathe, comrade

[–] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 45 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Those idiots obviously didnt kill enough whisleblowers..

[–] Red5@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 4 months ago

They killed enough, just at the wrong time

[–] Staines@hexbear.net 44 points 4 months ago

Airlines are desperate for anything with wings they can get their hands on right now, and even then they don't want to take the chance on Boeing.

[–] PosadistInevitablity@hexbear.net 40 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Turns out killing the informants doesn’t hide the fact that your airplanes explode

hahaha

[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

They should just offer 1st class tickets to the whistle blowers, fix one problem with another

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 37 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Good thing Boeing Aerospace is making a killing with defence contracts...

[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 39 points 4 months ago

is making a killing

some might say thats their business model

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 17 points 4 months ago

More of a THUD

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Critical support to Boeing in its efforts to combat climate change by reducing the viability of air travel

[–] Are_Euclidding_Me@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

I have to travel by air soon, and I'm so, so scared. Likely it'll be fine, the total probability of a catastrophe happening on any given flight is still super low, but jeez, it sucks that I'm afraid of a thing we had pretty much totally sorted like 20 years ago. Capitalism can eat my whole ass

[–] davel@hexbear.net 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago

The sales are like their planes, plummeting

[–] Facky@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

Go broke go broke