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Netflix documentary revisits Boeing 737 MAX tragedies and links them to a profits-over-quality culture

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Rory Kennedy’s “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing,” a follow-up to her 2022 investigation into the 737 MAX tragedies, argues that a corporate culture prioritizing profits over product quality played a central role in the disasters and their broader consequences.

Discovered 2026-08-18T22:05:37.607391-07:00 | 2026-08-18T22:05:37.607391-07:00

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  • The documentary keeps scrutiny on the 737 MAX tragedies and the organizational factors it argues contributed to them.
  • Its focus on a profits-over-quality culture underscores how corporate priorities can affect product quality, safety and confidence in a major commercial aircraft program.

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