Opinion article that author's thesis states stock buybacks and poor leadership led to the breaking of Boeing.

Not to long ago Boeing was the envy of the commercial aviation world. Great forward thinking like developing the composite 78x to increase point to point routes, rather than a massive 380 that was designed for hub flights.

Article states Boeing fell and fell hard due to stock buybacks and incompetent leadership. I think many of the author's observations can be applied to many US corporations today, that were at the top of their game just a few decades ago...

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