A fast-paced look at the corporate dysfunction--the ruthless cost-cutting toxic workplaces
and cutthroat management--that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation
Boeing is a century-old titan of American industry. The largest exporter in the US it played a
central role in the early days of commercial flight World War II bombing missions and moon
landings. It remains a linchpin in the awesome routine of air travel today. But the two crashes
of its 737 MAX 8 in 2018 and 2019 exposed a shocking pattern of malfeasance leading to the
biggest crisis in the company's history. How did things go so horribly wrong at Boeing? Flying
Blind is the definitive exposâe of a corporate scandal that has transfixed the world. It
reveals how a broken corporate culture paved the way for disaster losses that were altogether
avoidable. Drawing from aviation insiders as well as exclusive interviews with senior Boeing
staff past and present it shows how in its race to beat Airbus Boeing skimped on testing
outsourced critical software to unreliable third-parties and convinced regulators to put
planes into service without properly equipping pilots to fly them. In the chill that it cast
over its workplace it offers a parable for a corporate America that puts the interests of
shareholders over customers employees and communities. This is a searing account of how a
once-iconic company fell prey to a win-at-all-costs mentality destabilizing an industry and
needlessly sacrificing 350 lives--
