Flying Blind

New York Times Business Bestseller, A suspenseful behind-the-scenes look at the dysfunction that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation- the 2018 and 2019 crashes of the Boeing 737 Max. An ""authoritative, gripping and finely detailed narrative that charts the decline of one of the great American companies"" New York Times Book Review , from the award-winning reporter for Bloomberg. Boeing is a century-old titan of industry. It played a major role in the early days of commercial flight, World War Ii bombing missions, and moon landings. The plane maker remains a cornerstone of the U.s. economy, as well as a linchpin in the awesome routine of modern air travel. But in 2018 and 2019, two crashes of the Boeing 737 Max 8 killed 346 people. The crashes exposed a shocking pattern of malfeasance, leading to the biggest crisis in the company's history and one of the costliest corporate scandals ever. How did things go so horribly wrong at Boeing Flying Blind is the definitive expose of the disasters that transfixed the world. Drawing from exclusive interviews with current and former employees of Boeing and the Faa, industry executives and analysts, and family members of the victims, it reveals how a broken corporate culture paved the way for catastrophe. It shows how in the race to beat the competition and reward top.