(CNN) Prosecutors urge Justice Department to file criminal charges against Boeing over 737 Max.
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Five years of documentation, preceded by earlier, weaker signals, and a CEO in denial, indicate entrenched behavior, undeterred by the threat of federal felony prosecution. While the entire company culture is degraded, some employees of Boeing are so morally compromised, their behavior so entrenched, that only the force of law can effect reform at Boeing.
Federal prosecution is the only way to restore international confidence in this iconic American enterprise. Absent this action, Boeing will slowly sink beneath the waves.
NASA should take a hard look at the troubled Starliner. Advances in core technologies make it technically easy compared to the Apollo program a half a century prior. Persistent technical problems in this space capsule design, which has strong legacy roots, are indicative of design and specification problems, which are indicative of people problems — an unwelcome spinoff of bad safety culture.
Prosecute Boeing!