[skynetv2]

I am surprised it takes this long to make someone accountable. But it is too little too late, though a step in the right direction. It is clear that this program was flawed right from the get go.

[ajross]

He's only been on the job for two years, coming in to manage the project after the MCAS disaster. In some sense he's the easy person to eject.

I don't think the individuals really matter that much here. The point to firing executives in charge of big failures is to incentivize the ones remaining to get their ships under control before another disaster. Clark clearly failed on that front, but again the 737 MAX program isn't the end of Boeing's problems.

[marcosdumay]

Oh, individuals absolutely matter.

Just not this one specific individual.

[tr_user]

accountable as a scapegoat

[bavent]

Yeah firing someone who was on the engineering side is not a good look when the problems are on the MBA side.

[credit_guy]

As they say, the best time to start something was 10 years ago, the second best time is today.