mo4ch:>Anything to cut costs? Boeing accused of outsourcing 737 MAX software at $9 an hour | Mo4ch News

Boeing has been partially outsourcing software development to low-paid subcontractors to save costs, Bloomberg has learned, suggesting that inadequate quality control practices may have contributed to fatal 737 MAX crashes.Newly graduated programmers employed by third-party software developers – including Indian HCL Technologies Ltd and Cyient Ltd – were making as little as $9 dollars an hour, roughly four times less than their own experienced engineers whom Boeing was actively laying off. Boeing reportedly outsourced flight-display software and programs for flight-test equipment, and while the final code allegedly complied with their strict specifications –the efficiency of such work was below expectations as subcontractors were pressured to avoid any major changes that could cause a delay.Also on rt.comBoeing 787 Dreamliner caught in deepening probe into 737 MAX disaster“It was controversial because it was far less efficient than Boeing engineers just writing the code,” Mark Rabin, …