Igor Sikorsky, early aviation pioneer and inventor in the helicopter once said:
"In those early days, the Chief Engineer was almost always the Chief Pilot as well. This had the automatic result of eliminating poor engineering very early in aviation."
Maybe time for a return to that standard for Boeing?
What ever happened to the Boeing/Aerion joint venture for a supersonic bizjet?
The Boeing/Embraer JV for a 737 replacement?
The Boeing/Safran JV to produce their own APU engines in-house?
Will this JV also die on the vine?
"In those early days, the Chief Engineer was almost always the Chief Pilot as well. This had the automatic result of eliminating poor engineering very early in aviation."
Maybe time for a return to that standard for Boeing?
What ever happened to the Boeing/Aerion joint venture for a supersonic bizjet? The Boeing/Embraer JV for a 737 replacement? The Boeing/Safran JV to produce their own APU engines in-house? Will this JV also die on the vine?