But as Dorsey worked on the Boeing 777 and 787 Dreamliner across the 1990s and 2000s as more manufacturing was outsourced, he said things began to unravel, leading to “chaos” filtering down the chain of command and “substandard work” being accepted.
But in 1997, Dorsey said that upper management was thrown into disarray upon Boeing’s merger with McDonnell Douglas, a major American aerospace and defense company before the acquisition.
A broad swathe of leadership ranks were filled by McDonnell Douglas veterans – not Boeing executives – many of whom had backgrounds in finance rather than engineering.
RIP this guy
Another Boeing whistleblower. Is there a pool for how long before they feel irreconcilable guilty and take their own life?
The finance bros strike again.
This same story has played out countless times across every US industry
The only people who haven’t learned these lessons are the very rich and Those They Fleece.
Just as well. Good business isn’t profitable anymore. Best to grab what you can on the way out.
Looks like Agent 747 is back in business
2025 is starting out as another good year for Agent 47
Boeing killed John Barnett
We don’t know that for sure, but it’s pretty likely.
I think there is a lot of probable cause and events that suggest profoundly that he did not take his own life. For example, he blew the whistle and was not done testifying. He had another round after that and had it scheduled. He wasn’t in for a penny, he put down the pound up front. I can’t think of any reason he would stop half way…
Now, was it an executive decision, or just a stockholder worried about their cash flow. Who knows. But if I was an investor, I’d look at Boeing first. But, we know how it goes. Barnett wasn’t rich, so there was no manhunt.
Joshua Dean had a memory keen
He was strong and he ran every day
But his lungs turned to goo
And he had a stroke too
At 46, he was sent on his way
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