MAX Chatter at Boeing Undercuts Its Public Stance

Boeing's internal employee messages undercut many of the plane maker's public defenses of its design and marketing decisions for the 737 MAX

Striking internal messages released this week by Boeing Co. have undercut many of the plane maker’s defenses of its design and marketing decisions for the beleaguered 737 MAX jet.

Dating back to 2013, the messages offer stark contradictions between internal views about the development of the MAX and the company’s public stance. They show Boeing personnel seeking to minimize the amount of training required for MAX pilots, and trying to avoid regulatory scrutiny of the plane’s automated flight-control system, a feature that...

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