The piece that blew off an Alaska Airlines jet this month was removed and re-installed improperly by Boeing mechanics in Renton, according to a person familiar with the details of the work.
Indeed, I debated whether to put a /s on there. Boeing’s Starliner has been a complete failure and last I heard Boeing was trying to figure out some way to drop out of the program without being seen to be dropping out because at this point it was costing them far more than they could ever recoup from it. Some of the test pilots who’d been assigned to future Starliner test launches have retired already.
Indeed, I debated whether to put a /s on there. Boeing’s Starliner has been a complete failure and last I heard Boeing was trying to figure out some way to drop out of the program without being seen to be dropping out because at this point it was costing them far more than they could ever recoup from it. Some of the test pilots who’d been assigned to future Starliner test launches have retired already.