All due to the McDonnell-Douglas money boys who run Boeing now and have for over 20 years. To them, proper engineering is an overhead expense to be cut ruthlessly where they can get away with it. That attitude is now biting them in the ass.
@Joe Wooten You honestly don't think they care,do you? They are hired to MANAGE MONEY AND MAXIMIZE PROFITS,nothing more,nothing less. They know and care nothing for engineering unless it affects the budget because that affects their end-of-year salary bonuses.
If you can manage to get enough stock holders to vote to fire them,they have clauses in their contracts that provides them with "Golden Parachutes" and letters of recommendations.
They need professional engineers on boards like that,and they need to have equal standing with anyone else on the board. Since the US Government/taxpayers are their primary source for money,the US government could DEMAND engineers have board seats and votes,but for some reason they won't do this.
Gee,I wonder what that reason could be?