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And then decrease quality inspections as soon as public attention has shifted elsewhere in two weeks?

If the alignment of incentives that brought us to this point have not changed, then we'll be back here again shortly. Lightning always strikes twice, and it keeps striking until you take down the damn lightning rod.

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Since the public isn't auditing Boeing, public attention has norhing to do with that.

No but Boeing want the public to read things that will reassure them their safety is Boeing’s first priority, until they’ve forgotten about the recent accident.

> Boeing want the public to read things that will reassure them their safety is Boeing’s first priority

It's unclear who Boeing's audience is. I'd guess it's between regulators and electeds, though there may be investor pressure on their Board. I doubt the airlines have leverage, which means passengers don't either.

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