[ClearCase_guy]

in this instance, Boeing terminated an employee over their concerns of airplane integrity and shoddy assembly.

this is 100% Boeings fault.

but a tire exploding on a 20 year old plane is Boeings fault how? because it’s a 767?

Well, maybe -- and, yes, I'm speculating -- maybe some mechanic noticed that a 20-year-old plane had an old tire that looked likely to explode. Maybe the mechanic flagged that issue. Maybe the mechanic was terminated.

Because, you know, Boeing does that sort of thing.

[DennisR]

I worked for Boeing for 32 years and know for a fact that it is very, very, very difficult to fire an employee. That is the reality. In fact, in 32 years, I am aware of only one person that I knew getting terminated. And he had been warned on several occasions that his unacceptable behavior had to change. His behavior did not change, so he was fired.