I believe Boeing's shift from an "Engineering Culture" to a "Corporate Political Culture" is the root of the issue. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/book-... https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2013/01/21/what-we...

Boeing executives shifted focus from engineering to cost-cutting, outsourcing, and moving production & HQ to gain political influence. Moving Corporate HQ from Seattle was to insulate executives from engineering and increase political leverage in DC.