Boeing’s 737 Max woes

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The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating Boeing’s manufacturing practices, and US airlines have grounded a number of their 737 Max planes.

Critics have pointed out that Boeing’s increased emphasis on outsourcing as much of the plane as possible, in a quest to drive up profits, is partly to blame for its Max crisis.

The Weekend Brief will look at the nature of the aircraft manufacturing sector: a duopoly dominated by France’s Airbus and Boeing homegrown in the US.

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