[dtquad]

Boeing R&D and manufacturing is completely separated which is probably a significant source of problems for them. Often manufacturing is moved to locations that gives tax breaks and other benefits.

Meanwhile Airbus R&D engineers in Toulouse and Hamburg are often less than a 5 minute walk from where their designs are being manufactured.

[hooverd]

What do you mean CAD isn't exactly the same as real life?

[dialup_sounds]

Wait you mean the map is not the territory?