Miloch wrote in
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...before two fatal plane crashes

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...laims-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

•Development of the software reportedly came at a time when the
company was 'laying off experienced engineers and pressing suppliers
to cut costs'

•Boeing 737 MAX planes have been grounded following two recent
crashes, with preliminary accident reports pointing to problems with
the aircraft software

•The company claims they did not rely on contracted engineers in the
development of the technology, which is now being linked to the air
disasters

•Boeing further says their focus has always been on producing products
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/artic...-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......