Bean counter about to be fed into the coffee grinder.
It was not a simple beancounter issue. The issue was and is with certification or re-certification of a new airplane. Re-cert can be done reasonably quickly. Certification of a new airplane can take years. I know this having worked as a senior software engineer for Boeing & Airbus for decades. They wanted to get the plane out the door when competing with a new A320. They were consciously cutting corners. I sincerely hope they will throw the bastards in jail.
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