'Designed by clowns': Boeing employees ridicule 737 MAX, regulators in internal messagesAn employee works near a Boeing 737 Max aircraft at Boeing's 737 Max production facility in Renton, Washington, US December 16, 2019. SEE ALSO :Crash victim’s remains buriedThe 737 MAX has been grounded since March after an Ethiopian Airlines flight nose-dived, just five months after similar Lion Air crash. In particular, some of the communications reveal efforts by Boeing to avoid making pilot simulator training - an expensive and time-consuming process - a requirement for the 737 MAX. Boeing said on Thursday it is confident “all of Boeing’s MAX simulators are functioning effectively” after repeated testing since the messages were written. In other emails and instant messages, employees spoke of their frustration with the company’s culture, complaining about the drive to find the cheapest suppliers and “impossible schedules”.

Source: Standard Digital January 10, 2020 12:56 UTC