Originally Posted by Arado 234

I understand that people are people, and the economics of business but what bothers me is the arrogance and condescendence when a product is found to be deficient.

Human life is becoming a dollar figure. And that seems initially cheaper than fixing a problematic product. AFAIK this attitude has been a (financial) disaster in the past.

That's why self regulation doesn't work. And this doesn't only apply to Boeing.