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JudyC's avatar

My husband retired from Boeing…and he’s not going either! When he retired in 2018 as a technical writer (writing the repair manuals), he was already complaining about the quality of the maintenance/repair teams on the floor. That situation has apparently gotten much, much worse.

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Long Enough?'s avatar

My father retired from Boeing and must be rolling in his grave, cursing like a truck driver. He led the Functional Test Team and took great pride in the Company. Recently we had to fly to Seattle for a wedding and Alaska Airlines only flies Boeing planes. I was stressed the entire flight.

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FH's avatar

'Twas a time I would fly only on Alaska between Bay Area and Seattle because of the experience the pilots had in those days. Flying the worst weather Alaska - the state - could throw at them. Now, I don't even want to go to the airport.

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Long Enough?'s avatar

We were really happy to see the pilot and co-pilot were both older white men.

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JudyC's avatar

I know what you mean about flying! I have a really good friend that was flying (flight attendant) for a major airlines, and she refuses to fly commercial. She now works for a small private “airline”. Her stories are harrowing, both from a mechanical, and from a medical, standpoint!

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ACroneintheWoods's avatar

So much worse to the point they are murdering whistleblowers.

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JudyC's avatar

Indeed. How many whistleblowers in the last decade have mysteriously and suddenly died? The Deep State in action!

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ACroneintheWoods's avatar

Very hard to say. I watched a YT documentary talking about how many people that invented cool useful things, put in a patent for their invention, and they died.

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CMCM's avatar

Is there any way to know how many DEI hires Boeing now has doing maintenance and repair?

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Marice Nelson's avatar

Was wondering if the covid shots were undermining mechanics, pilots, engineers mental function. What if they are foggy or absent minded?

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JudyC's avatar

Maybe by FOIA-ing their employment records. Otherwise no.

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