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How much of this is related to boomer nerds being booted or retiring. Has our skill and knowledge in Aviation has atrophied? I know Financial Engineers are menace to the society because of their pre-mature optimization of bottom line.

Did Boeing lose any skill or knowledge due to moving out large swath of their factory floor to South Carolina from Washington.

which book or website has this kind of information?

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Not sure why you are being downvoted; this is a common concern post Covid with early retirements and companies no longer investing in training.

I don't know if it is true, and I hope someone can address the substance of the argument.

Well with Boeing the problems started long before COVID though. Basically with the reverse-takeover of McDonnell Douglas, so more than 25 years ago.

I’m guessing it’s because of the phrase “boomer nerds”.

But, the generational aspect really is relevant. I think probably a lot more nerds in later generations who were interested in aerospace engineering got sucked into software for a variety of reasons. During the boomer specialization period aerospace was more appealing as a career.

Lesson learnt, removed 'baby' for the sake of brevity. Did not realize it has become such a pejorative (thought it was only in niche circle things). As a late Xer, I think I do not have my finger on cultural pulse.

I'm just reading Flying Blind by Peter Robison which talks exactly about these things (haven't finished it yet).

Thank you, bought the audiobook.

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