I’m sure they have been scrutinized thoroughly…The problem is, when you have cut corners and costs on the design.
Their design was/is flawed and the fix is a software bandaid. They didn’t have time to redesign the engines, wings, or body because it’s too expensive, requires additional certification, and the competitor is ahead! Won’t someone think of the share price?! That is the problem.
They would do piecemeal fixes and downplay design flaws rather than come out and essentially recall an entire line. I’m sure they wish they could do what Kia is doing: “sorry, we built it wrong, but here: you can BUY a kit and fix it yourself.”
I work for a similarly profit driven company and we have weekly calls where managers need to justify a discrepancy in estimates: “Oh no! We’re off by $500 (<.1%) because Janet only took 2 days of vacation instead of 3! Whew, good thing it’s a 5 week month, the numbers should still look good!”
The shareholders must be appeased at all costs…and I mean all costs.