The reason I asked this question was because of the delays and general opinion that the 78 was basically designed with the same backwards approach as the MAX. Which is to say, cutting corners to chop costs at the expense of good engineering. Now we see the 78 delayed because of short term thinking and greed resulting in defects and losses in the long run. Boeing of course lays blame on the FAA instead of their own incompetent management. I can't help but think the forward thinking strategy would be to step away from Boeing until they demonstrate a focus on engineering airplanes rather than farming production out...which they're still doing to my knowledge.

It spells more missed opportunity down the road when AA really can't afford to miss anything. I'm looking for signs that things are turning around but feel like I just keep seeing more incompetence. The flights to Delhi not being able to use Russian airspace being yet another example. Is the new guy just going to be a long for the ride too?