@rek just watched "Downfall: The case against Boeing", great breakdown of everything Boeing has done to wash off its wroingdoings since the merger.
the 737 max was an attempt to quickly rehash the existing 737 design to compete with a recent airbus release: retrofitting a 40 year old design with a new engine.
the boeing whistleblower josh barnett was found dead a couple weeks back.
boeing got away scott free after paying 2bn USD in fines. the then ceo walked away with 62m USD.