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by TheNewsIsHere 876 days ago
There is an additional element of bad timing for seemingly unrelated issues. Since December 2023 several other issues have cropped up that, related or not and whether or not Boeing’s fault, make it a tough time to trust Boeing is competent when added all together.

Just a day or two ago a Boeing serving a flight from Atlanta to Bogota lost a nose wheel.

The public is understandably starting to have a negative association with Boeing. This is a big problem for the US in broader terms because they’re the only large scale passenger jet manufacturing company we have and represent an important strategic asset.