Boeing Blows It

Boeing is the quintessential american company. For decades it was the destination of choice for America's brightest minds in engineering. Pilots revered the institution, "if it aint Boeing, I'm not going," they'd often say. But by the turn of the century, Boeing's engineering supremacy was replaced with a relentless devotion to shareholder value. Passengers... you can kick rocks! Boeing execs have got a company to plunder in the name of shareholder value maximization!!! Don't forget to rate and review this podcast! We're on Youtube Support the pod by buying us a coffee Check out our reading list Tiktok: @corporategossippod Hosts: Becca Platsky ([email protected]) Adam Platsky ([email protected]) Produced by: Michael Albanese @bigmanmike Timestamps: 9:30 The airline deregulation act: L or W? Becca's take will SHOCK you! 16:30 Boeing catches shareholder value maximiziation-itis and Boeing fish starts to rot from the nose down 20:00 Boeing execs are giving big Dr. Evil energy 27:00 Capitalism Kills - the Boeing 737 Max Crashes 30:00 Boeing: "Shareholders are my main chick and the flying public is my sidepiece" 35:30 The FAA & Boeing are like the Abby Lee Dance Company and the Candy Apple Dancers 33:00 The aftermath of the Boeing 737 Max crashes Spoiler alert - Boeing leadership = Dickless losers and a rare Ted Cruz W 49:30 If life couldn't get worse for the plane crash victims… here comes Tom Girrardi and all the other vultures 54:30 Latest updates on Boeing Links: Read Flying Blind: The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing Watch Flight / Risk on Amazon Report on Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Flaws Finds Lapses at Multiple Points Final report on Boeing 737 MAX crash sparks dispute over pilot error Boeing Reaches $200 Million Settlement With Regulators Over Its 737 Max Families of Boeing Crash Victims Can Challenge U.S. Settlement, Judge Rules Whistle-blower settles case (Gary Eastman) House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure members The Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation members