I haven't blogged about this before, but two Boeing whistleblowers have died in as many months. I don't know about you, but that seems like a bad trend. Another case of things that civics and business textbooks tell you will never happen in this country happening pretty openly.
But at least we know Boeing hasn't been taken over by the Mafia. Mob-owned businesses are run better.
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“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action”
~Ian Fleming
(Then there's highly suspicious coincidence)
Two unexplained deaths, occurring against the backdrop of the 737 MAX's disastrous safety record and manufacturing scrutiny, could make a person suspicious about the company's operations and ethics. Two crashes that led to 346 deaths grounded the fleet for several years. Now a repeating pattern of whistleblower deaths while federal money continues to flow into Boeing suggest a disturbing level of protection and possibly concealment within the aerospace sector.
I enjoyed reading a number of Michael Crichton's books but my favorite is still 'Airframe'. It's not about Boeing in particular but he goes into remarkable detail about how passenger planes are made and the potentially disastrous results cost cutting measures can incur.
You're right that Mob owned businesses are better run.
Calling Ian Fleming "wise" would probably be overstating it, but he was right on that score. Coincidences are highly suspicious when they're that convenient.
As you point out, there are huge amounts of money changing hands regardless of whether the product works the way it's supposed to. Think about how many people are married to that state of affairs and would do anything to have it continue. Not all of them need even formally be within the company.
Airframe sounds interesting. Crichton appears to have been a bit socially out of step with the class that includes most bestselling writers. That may have allowed him to see and say things that otherwise would have gone unmentioned.
Mobsters apparently have a better understanding of why you need to keep the front business running.
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