Breakdown of Safety Is Not Unique to Boeing — It's Endemic to Capitalist Society
Heads are rolling at Boeing, but new leadership doesn’t alter the labor conditions and profit motives that erode safety.
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Heads are rolling at Boeing, but new leadership doesn’t alter the labor conditions and profit motives that erode safety.
The Alaska Air disaster stunned the world. But former Boeing enginner Joe Jacobsen wasn't surprised. 'Boeing's MAX-8 and MAX-9 are the most dangerous modern aircraft flying today,' he said.
The Department of Justice is conducting a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX mid-exit door plug this January.
In some cases an off-duty pilot has assisted the captain and first officer to avert a disaster
In some cases a third, off-duty pilot has assisted the captain and first officer to avert a disaster