Boeing 737 MAX Problems

Secretary of transportation is mayor Pete butt head

Is head of FAA a diversity hire?

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If you have to ask, you already know the answer.

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Interesting thread:

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Oh…oh no! LOL!

But don’t worry, America still has the biggest d*ck on the block and can whoop China’s, Russia’s and Iran’s collective asses with one hand tied behind its back just by swinging it around with the other hand. I wonder if the delusional “just nuke 'em” warmongers have gotten the memo yet.

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Jim McNerney worked for GE and was 3M’s CEO befor Boeing.

McNerney’s fingerprints are all over the place. Whenever something is revealed, it is like oh yea that is a McNerney.

Eliminate key technical groups. Check
Promote unproven empty suites with no experience. Check
Upend the source of supply and manufacturing. Check
Rush design. Check

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Every high-end GE consumer appliance I ever owned turned out to be expensive JUNK.

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Who competes with Boeing besides AirBus?

I was curious myself, so I did some Googling…if you consider civilian and military, it turns out there’s quite a lot (not an exhaustive list):

  • AeroVironment
  • Airbus - Europe
  • Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defense - Russia
  • Archer Aviation
  • BAE Systems - UK
  • Blue Origin
  • Bombardier - Canada
  • China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - China
  • Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) - China
  • Dassault Aviation - France
  • Embraer - Brazil
  • GE Aviation
  • General Dynamics
  • Honeywell Aerospace
  • Irkut - Russia
  • L3Harris Technologies
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Mitsubishi Aircraft - Japan
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Rolls Royce - UK
  • RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon)
  • Safran - France
  • SpaceX
  • Textron (includes Cessna, Beechcraft and Bell brands)
  • TransDigm Group
  • United Aircraft Corporation - Russia
  • United Launch Alliance (ULA)
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Thanks for researching

Good list

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A different kind of problem for the Boeing 787 – which is a nice plane, by the way; seemingly profitable too. Apparently it has fallen victim to the US/NATO proxy war against Russia.
Sanctions on Russia adding to Boeing’s woes – WSJ — RT World News

"Boeing is experiencing problems with the production of its 787 Dreamliner wide-body airliners due to the lack of a key component caused by US sanctions on Russia, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

"Heat exchangers, which are used in the plane’s environmental control system and also regulate the temperature of its electronics, had been made by a joint venture between American company RTX’s Collins Aerospace and Moscow-based firm HS-Nauka, the outlet said in an article on Friday.

“However, in March 2022, just weeks after the fighting between Russia and Ukraine broke out, the joint venture was shut down as part of restrictions against Moscow over the conflict, the report said. …”

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https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/29089563/united-states-v-the-boeing-company/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc

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One of the many inventions I have sitting on the shelf is an automated production method for advanced heat exchangers based on electroforming.

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Some humor:

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Umpires should not be famous!

The only umpire I can remember is Ron Luciano, who wrote a book about his experience as an umpire. He later committed suicide if I recall correctly.

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In response, Seattle residents are planning to burn down the factory.

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I forgot how funny that scene was. The movie was funny in a silly stupid way. OJ Simpson had a small part with funny scenes.

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