Boeing executives have repeatedly sought to make clear that the Starliner program operates independently from the company’s other units — including the commercial aircraft division that has been at the center of scandals for years.

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Are they independent from the cancerous management though?

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

No, the spacecraft gets lumped in with the military business unit because the contracting structures are similar, and very different from how commercial aircraft development is financed.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

The classic rebranding ala facebook -> meta / insta, or food companies with their thousands of differently named subsidiaries.