Sadly, Boeing have lost its way years ago.All good Hopalong
My original post, wasn't intended as a statement of fact, just my "feel" of the name, I guess that's why I used that word..
"Although I would hardly call the B17 flying fortress, B29 super fortress or the B52 strato fortress "passenger jet thing's"
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You're right, absolutely nothing passenger jetty about "those" planes
"The prototype B-17, with the Boeing factory designation of Model 299, was designed by a team of engineers led by E. Gifford Emery and Edward Curtis Wells, and was built at Boeing's own expense.[12] It combined features of the company's experimental XB-15 bomber and 247 transport."
Before, their planes were extremely well engineered, like the 747.
The Boeing 737 Max have been a total disaster.
Fantastic story from David Perell below, well worth a read.
Sorry for going off-topic but it's weekend eh!
Why Did The Boeing 737 Max Crash? - David Perell
David analyzes the root causes of the Boeing 737 Max crash. Read here.
perell.com
In 2005, Boeing hired its first CEO without aircraft engineering experience. Slowly, the company lost its culture of engineering excellence and adopted one of financialization and cost reduction through outsourcing. To illustrate the dangers of outsourcing, Smith points to the DC-10 aircraft, where the subcontractors made all the profits while the McDonnell Douglas absorbed the excess costs. In the aircraft industry, outsourcing commercial aircraft is likely to backfire. Military aircraft are a major exception because Congressional support is easier to secure when many states are involved.¹