Originally Posted by
NotMrNiceGuy
Historically, Boeing was led from an engineering perspective. Build great clean sheet aircraft and the business will grow.
McDonnell Douglas was more of an accounting/finance driven company. More focus on cost control and shareholder returns.
A lot of folks at Boeing feel like McDonnell Douglas culture took over after the merger and that The Boeing Company has been in a state of managed decline ever since.
I think that “belief” in this instance is alluding to the different philosophical beliefs and cultures at those companies.
About what I guessed. Folklore at this point. But Dennis Muilenburg joined the co. just prior to all that drama. Total Boeing guy. Even this page has likely already turned now that you bring it up. Big bad mad dog is a long shot for return to service.