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02-02-2013, 02:39 PM

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MX727

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Seems I recall an article that pointed out that Boeing outsourced the wing, which was a monumental shift in philosophy for Boeing.

Edit: Found it. It is from 2003.

http://www.aldermanco.com/firmnews/naitem42.html

And here is an excellent article about Boeing outsourcing from two years ago. Very prescient.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...70J2UX20110120

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02-02-2013, 03:44 PM

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To understand why, you need to go back to 1997, when Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas. Technically, Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas. But, as Richard Aboulafia, a noted industry analyst with the Teal Group, told me, “McDonnell Douglas in effect ac- quired Boeing with Boeing’s money.” McDonnell Douglas executives became key play- ers in the new company, and the McDonnell Douglas culture, averse to risk and ob- sessed with cost-cutting, weakened Boeing’s historical commitment to making big in- vestments in new products.

Sounds like the UniCal Merger.

02-02-2013, 06:57 PM

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Sure does, it sounds a lot like an electric MD Ele-mmon. Or, as Maint refers to it, the Tritanic.

Of course a few years before the merger MacDac made the successful and easy to land MD-11.

02-02-2013, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MX727

Seems I recall an article that pointed out that Boeing outsourced the wing, which was a monumental shift in philosophy for Boeing.

Edit: Found it. It is from 2003.

Alderman & Company - (The Chicago Tribune) Boeing Outsourcing Gives Wings To Concern

And here is an excellent article about Boeing outsourcing from two years ago. Very prescient.

Special Report: A wing and a prayer: outsourcing at Boeing | Reuters

And now Boeing finds itself unable to design and build the composite wing that the next generation 777 needs.