Boeing is no different than many other large corporations including United. I can go back 30 years ago and you’re working on projects ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions back then and you are being nickel and dimed on the costs, dealing with outsourcing, down-sizing , re-engineering, etc.
“Boeing's 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...hour-engineers