This whole entire chain of events is a humongous shitshow from start to finish.

Like for one, it says: “We have a significant fleet of 777 and 767 that need to retire at some point later this decade,” - except the company decided to spend something like 95% (iirc it was 94 or 96 or some such) of its ENTIRE YEARLY operating budget recently on stock buybacks, that put the whole process in jeopardy.

Now, pilots are literally refusing to fly them. Let that sink in: the ones who know a lot and whose literal lives would be on the line, are giving up easy money jobs, rather than deal with that. Who severely hampers, maybe even gives up on their career that they spent so long training for, b/c of ethics? People with integrity, that’s who.

And in response? The company says: “We just won’t grow as fast as we thought we would in 2024 due to continued delays at Boeing.” Their first, last, and sole concern is how this impacts their stock portfolio. Which makes sense, b/c that is the precise line of thinking that got them into this mess. When someone tells you who they are, it is best to listen the first time.

An excellent summary of the whole historical perspective provided by Last Week Tonight’s video on Boeing.

This is a Boeing 777, so this is more of a United issue rather than a Beoing issue

EDIT: The article says that the 777 is an older plane,but it is still being made today, so it could be a newly built plane