02816cam a2200337 i 4500 543638167 TxAuBib 20220106120000.0 210310s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021006584 9780385546492 HRD 30.00 0385546491 HRD 30.00 TxAuBib rda Robison, Peter. Flying blind. Flying blind [BOOK] : the 737 MAX tragedy and the fall of Boeing / Peter Robison. First edition. New York : Doubleday, 2021. vi, 327 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-310) and index. The incredibles -- Mea Culpa -- "Jack Welch, look out" -- Hunter killer assassins -- "Everybody thinks they're different" -- The corporate playbook -- The Forrest Gumps -- The countdown clock -- Human factors -- Crash -- "The death jet" -- Blood money --"Go back to the farm!" -- "The guy most like Jack". Boeing is a century-old titan of industry. It played a major role in the early days of commercial flight, World War II bombing missions, and moon landings. The planemaker remains a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, as well as a linchpin in the awesome routine of modern air travel. But in 2018 and 2019, two crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 killed 346 people. The crashes exposed a shocking pattern of malfeasance, leading to the biggest crisis in the company’s history—and one of the costliest corporate scandals ever. How did things go so horribly wrong at Boeing? Flying Blind is the definitive exposé of the disasters that transfixed the world. Drawing from exclusive interviews with current and former employees of Boeing and the FAA; industry executives and analysts; and family members of the victims, it reveals how a broken corporate culture paved the way for catastrophe. It shows how in the race to beat the competition and reward top executives, Boeing skimped on testing, pressured employees to meet unrealistic deadlines, and convinced regulators to put planes into service without properly equipping them or their pilots for flight. It examines how the company, once a treasured American innovator, became obsessed with the bottom line, putting shareholders over customers, employees, and communities. Provided by publisher. 20220106. Boeing Company Management. Boeing 737 (Jet transport) Accidents. Aircraft industry United States Management. Aircraft industry United States Employees. Corporate culture.