mlg ,
@mlg@lemmy.world avatar

North American Aviation (NAA) made a better command module out of 1960s technology than what Boeing could ever dream of.

Sadly NAA (later Rockwell) was bought out by Boeing.

They're like the Microsoft of aerospace. Buy out competition and then kill what they just aquired.

IchNichtenLichten ,
@IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world avatar

How much money have these crooks bilked the taxpayer for so far?

Buffalox ,

I have it direct from the CEO of Boeing, it's just a minor "quality escape". nothing to worry about, we have them all the time.

When questioned further on what exactly is a "quality escape" he got confused, and failed to give a coherent answer.
But apparently Boeing does not recognize faults, because faults are bad, instead they have occasional quality escapes, which are OK, and not a big deal.

https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-ceo-says-alaska-airlines-blowout-caused-by-quality-escape-2024-1

NOT_RICK ,
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

Corporate euphemisms are out of control

girlfreddy ,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.ca avatar

Corporations are out of control.

Buffalox ,

Honestly, I find it contemptible, it's always an attempt to spin something, either to tone it down or to sound clever or something, sometimes it's even decidedly misleading. It's sickening IMO.

SouthFresh ,
@SouthFresh@lemmy.ml avatar

Seems like that response from the CEO was a bit of a quality escape

bradorsomething ,

He needs a quality wrangler

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

They better hurry up, or the mental patients astronauts scheduled to fly on it might finally come to their senses and realize that NASA is sending them into space in a capsule made by Boeing.

Boddhisatva ,

Come on, it's not like they'd forget to make sure they put all the bolts on everything or anything like that. Right? Right...?

girlfreddy ,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.ca avatar

Or verify O-rings and insulation were installed correctly.

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