Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
news:qfc5k802uoh@drn.newsguy.com:
> ...before two fatal plane crashes
>
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7198537/Report-claims-Boeing-o
> utsourced-development-737-MAX-software-9-hour-temp-workers.html
>
> Low-paid engineers worked on Boeing's 737 MAX software, according to a
> new report by Bloomberg
>
> company was 'laying off experienced engineers and pressing suppliers
> to cut costs'
>
> crashes, with preliminary accident reports pointing to problems with
> the aircraft software
>
> development of the technology, which is now being linked to the air
> disasters
>
> that are 'safe, high quality and comply with all regulations'
>
> Boeing and its subcontractors outsourced the development of some of
> its 737 MAX software to low-paid workers, according to a bombshell
> report.
>
> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/boeing-s-737-max-sof
> tware-outsourced-to-9-an-hour-engineers
>
> In an article published Thursday, Bloomberg claimed the American
> company 'increasingly relied on temporary workers making as little as
> $9 an hour to develop and test software, often from countries lacking
> a deep background in aerospace - notably India.'
>
> Boeing 737 MAX planes have been grounded since mid-March after two
> crashes that killed 346 people, with preliminary accident reports
> pointing to software that erroneously pointed the planes' noses down
> and overpowered pilots' efforts to regain control.
>
> According to Bloomberg, the MAX software was 'developed at a time
> Boeing was laying off experienced engineers and pressing suppliers to
> cut costs'.
>
> The publication claims that engineers employed with two Indian-based
> companies, HCL Technologies Ltd. and Cyient Ld., helped work on the
> development of the software.
>
> HCL has an office in Seattle, and its engineers, some of whom were
> recent graduates, were contacted to Boeing's offices nearby, Bloomberg
> claims.
>
> Boeing says they did not rely on engineers from HCL and Cyient for the
> Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, software technology
> which has been linked to the two fatal crashes.
>
> Further, the company claims they have been working with suppliers and
> partners from around the world, and that contracting outside workers
> is not a new development.
Some things should not be outsourced.
>
> They stated 'Our primary focus is on always ensuring that our products
> and services are safe, of the highest quality and comply with all
> applicable regulations.'
>
> Meanwhile, Boeing says it expects to finish work on updated
> flight-control software for the 737 MAX in September, a sign that the
> troubled jet likely won't be flying until late this year.
>
> As Boeing engineers continue working on the plane's software, company
> lawyers pushed Thursday to settle lawsuits brought by the families of
> dozens of passengers killed in both of the deadly air disasters.
How bad is a "software glitch" when it cannot
be fixed after 6 months of constant trying? It scares
me to think how much military equipment is infected
with an undetected Boeing software glitch......
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