Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing Highlight

The night he became president, he jotted a series of resolutions into his diary. Among the promises he made to himself, in addition to daily sit-up exercises: “Be considerate of my associates’ views”; “Don’t talk too much, let others talk”; “Make a sincere effort to understand labor’s viewpoint”; and “Develop a postwar future for Boeing.”