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by lotsofpulp 898 days ago
Yes, this seems like a top to bottom culture rot problem at Boeing sacrificing quality control in exchange for reduced costs.

A few years ago, I had read that certain airlines demanded planes manufacturered in Washington rather than South Carolina, and I wonder if that information actually ends up being a useful signal for better quality planes.

https://www.postandcourier.com/business/airline-surveys-poin...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/production-problems-prompt-broa...

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> A few years ago, I had read that certain airlines demanded planes manufacturered in Washington rather than South Carolina, and I wonder if that information actually ends up being a useful signal for better quality planes.

The one with the blown door plug supposedly came off the Renton assembly line. No one is safe.

I think the Max 9 are made in WA though, so it would be a much wider scale cultural problem than just SC's non-union vs. WA union factories.
They’re final-assembled in WA. The plug is installed by Spirit Aerosystems in Kansas.
That’s unfortunate, seems like there are no Boeing planes left with the level of credibility they had before.