Boeing used to have high safety standards. One recently revealed employee email said the company now has a "culture of 'good enough.'" What will it take to turn Boeing around?

For Boeing, A New CEO — And The Same Unresolved Issues

Meghna Chakrabarti

Host, On Point

Grace Tatter

Producer, WBUR Podcasts

In this Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, file photo, a Boeing worker walks in view of a 737 MAX jet in Renton, Wash. (Elaine Thompson, File/AP)

Boeing used to have high safety standards. One recently revealed employee email said the company now has a "culture of 'good enough.'" What will it take to turn Boeing around? Lori Aratani, Cynthia Cole and Jody Hoffer Gittell join Meghna Chakrabarti. Plus, a preview of Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Iowa with .

Boeing's New CEO; Democratic Debate Preview

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Business

Crime & Justice

News

Boeing’s CEO faces lawmakers and grieving families. What needs to change to prevent systemic failures in the future?

'We've Made Mistakes': Boeing Officials Face Lawmakers, Families On Capitol Hill

Meghna Chakrabarti, Grace Tater and Wes Martin

Family members of those killed in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 crashes hold photos of their family members behind Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg, center, and Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President and Chief Engineer John Hamilton. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Boeing’s CEO faces lawmakers and grieving families. What needs to change to prevent systemic failures in the future? Natalie Kitroeff, and Captain Larry Rooney join Meghna Chakrabarti.

Politics

Automakers, California Cut Deal On Fuel Efficiency

In this Dec. 10, 2015, file photo, vehicles make their way westbound on Interstate 80 across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as seen from Treasure Island in San Francisco. (Ben Margot, File/AP)

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Environment

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to revamp oversight of airplane development after the two deadly crashes of Boeing’s new 737 Max.

Congress Takes Up FAA, Boeing And Aviation Oversight In Hearings

A worker enters a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane during a brief media tour of Boeing's 737 assembly facility, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Renton, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

FAA Senate Hearing

Next Stop: High-Speed Rail? The Future Of Trains In The U.S.

This image provided by the California High-Speed Rail Authority shows an artist's conception of a high-speed rail car in California. (AP/California High-Speed Rail Authority)

Technology

California’s governor spiked the state’s high-speed rail project. "Let’s get real," he said, "it would cost too much and take too long." Why can’t the U.S. get high-speed rail right?

Why U.S. Plans For High-Speed Trains Keep Riding Off The Rails

A full-scale mock-up of a high-speed train is displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

California High-Speed Rail

California’s governor spiked the state’s high-speed rail project. "Let’s get real," he said, "it would cost too much and take too long." Why can’t the U.S. get high-speed rail right? Ron Diridon and Noël Perry join Meghna Chakrabarti.

Life

The Atlanta airport loses power. A deadly train derailment in Washington State. What do they say about the state of American infrastructure and the promises to fix it? 

Crumbling America: Disasters Strike Roads, Bridges And Airports

Lights illuminate cars from an Amtrak train that derailed above Interstate 5, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. The Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off the overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing several people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Train Derailment Washington State

Hyperloop hype. Tech visionary Elon Musk’s bold new vision to get you from New York to DC in 29 minutes. Are you on board?

Getting On Board The Hyperloop

A Hyperloop One tube awaits entry into the tube processing building, where they are painted and prepped for use. (Courtesy Hyperloop One)

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Making big commercial airplanes more climate-friendly. From batteries to alternative fuel and new designs, we'll look at what's on the drawing board for cleaner air travel.

Climate-Friendly Flying

Researchers with NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation project coordinated wind-tunnel tests of an Active Flow Control system -- tiny jets installed on a full-size aircraft vertical tail that blow air -- to prove they would provide enough side force and stability that it might someday be possible to design smaller vertical tails that would reduce drag and save fuel. (NASA/Dominic Hart)

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Science

Biden in Beijing. Public pensions under the gun. A train goes off the rails – our Weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. 

Week In The News: Biden In Beijing, Pension Reforms And Nelson Mandela

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, chats with his Chinese counterpart Li Yuanchao before heading to their luncheon at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. (AP)

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