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內容簡介 兩架全新機型客機,在相隔五個月的兩場空難裡,奪走三四六條人命,隱藏在災難背後的,是一個百年企業巨人的腐朽衰亡……震驚全球的航空事故,埋藏了什麼樣的弊病與隱憂?曾經領導民航科技發展的偉大企業,為何成為無形的飛安殺手?★繼《惡血》、《安隆風暴》後最駭人、話題性最高的企業黑幕紀實★ HBO影集《核爆家園》製作團隊簽下影集改編權★《華爾街日報》2021年度商管類選書★《紐約時報》編輯選書★全美公共廣播電台(NPR)、《新聞週刊》、《紐約郵報》精選2021年度好書波音公司是工業史上的百年泰坦巨人,不僅在民航產業起步初期舉足輕重,更曾參與第二次世界大戰的空中投彈任務、登月計畫等國家級重大行動,連美國總統的空軍一號座機也是波音旗下機型,這間公司儼然是美國航空業的靈魂、經濟發展的要角。然而二○一八年與二○一九年,兩起重大空難相繼在印尼與衣索比亞發生,奪走了三百四十六條寶貴生命,涉事機型均是波音新出品的737 MAX 8客機。事故調查過程中,令人不寒而慄的疑點陸續浮出水面:飛機的控制系統中為何出現了凌駕機師操作且無法關閉的軟體?駕駛新機型所需的訓練條件,為何和波音當初送至聯邦飛航管理署審核的資料有極大落差?一連串追查意外揭露公司內部人員瀆職、政府監管單位放任,使得波音遭受了史上最大的批評聲浪,也讓世人再度對飛航安全懷抱隱憂。如此巨大的醜聞是怎麼造成的?又是什麼原因導致波音鑄下如此大錯?本書揭露一場駭人聽聞的大型災難背後,有著哪些關鍵因素。從波音公司與美國聯邦飛航管理署的現任、離職員工、業界高級主管、分析師、罹難者家屬獨家專訪切入,作者呈現支離破碎的企業文化如何導致廣受歡迎的新款機型走上萬劫不復的道路。經過航空史上最大的一樁併購程序、與昔日競爭者麥道公司合而為一後,波音設立了一連串獎勵高階主管的制度,以光鮮體面的商管菁英取代了苦幹實幹的工程師,更裁減檢查經費、強求雇員達到不切實際的標準,並說服管理者在缺乏相關配套措施與熟稔機型的飛行員之際,貿然將737 MAX型客機投入市場開始執飛。這些挑戰倫理底線、視股東利益優先於顧客、員工與社會大眾的行為,最後釀成了始料未及的悲劇……┤佳評讚譽├黛安娜‧亨利克(《謊言教父馬多夫》作者):《死亡盲飛》的文筆生動、研究翔實,每個人──消費者、民眾、各個產業的從業人員──都非讀不可。彼得‧羅比森精闢地將波音的致命衰亡放置在美國企業文化變遷的大脈絡中。貝瑟妮‧麥克連(電影《安隆風暴》原著作者):擲地有聲的優質報導,筆調流暢優美,描述昔日的偉大美國企業如今的衰落。羅比森在一九九○年代末期以記者身分深入了解波音公司,見證他們曾經引以為傲的工程師文化如何被利益至上的管理者所扼殺。同樣的故事在現今社會一再上演,讓這本書更加不容錯過。寇特‧艾肯沃德(電影《爆料大師》原著作者):《死亡盲飛》是出色的報導,也是引人入勝的故事。羅比森匠心獨具地刻劃出這部傑作,呈現當代資本主義如何為了追逐短線利益而犧牲品質,直接造成墜機慘劇。每翻過一頁,你都會愈來愈不敢置信、義憤填膺,而且我保證你會無法擱下這本書,一路讀到深夜。席拉.寇哈特卡(《黑色優勢》作者):《死亡盲飛》是個扣人心弦的故事,如果你想了解美國的一大企業巨人是如何慘痛失足,這就是你必讀的一本書。《紐約時報》:具有權威性、引人入勝且細節豐富的敘述,記錄了美國一大優秀企業的衰敗。《出版人週刊》:令人膽寒……描繪了一樁原本能夠避免的悲劇。《書單》:《死亡盲飛》探討企業文化對消費者安全的重大影響,描繪了波音公司與美國企業界的現狀,令人讀得入迷的同時又坐立難安。《科克斯書評》:令人大開眼界的揭密報導……充滿可讀性,描述曾經偉大的企業如何被失敗的管理方式擊倒。本中文書介出自《死亡盲飛: 737 MAX客機的空難悲劇與波音帝國的衰落》臉譜出版社出版From the award-winning reporter for Bloomberg, a suspenseful behind-the-scenes look at the dysfunction that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation: the 2018 and 2019 crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX.Boeing is a century-old titan of industry. It played a major role in the early days of commercial flight, World War II bombing missions, and moon landings. The planemaker remains a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, as well as a linchpin in the awesome routine of modern air travel. But in 2018 and 2019, two crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 killed 346 people. The crashes exposed a shocking pattern of malfeasance, leading to the biggest crisis in the company’s history—and one of the costliest corporate scandals ever. How did things go so horribly wrong at Boeing? Flying Blind is the definitive exposé of the disasters that transfixed the world. Drawing from exclusive interviews with current and former employees of Boeing and the FAA; industry executives and analysts; and family members of the victims, it reveals how a broken corporate culture paved the way for catastrophe. It shows how in the race to beat the competition and reward top executives, Boeing skimped on testing, pressured employees to meet unrealistic deadlines, and convinced regulators to put planes into service without properly equipping them or their pilots for flight. It examines how the company, once a treasured American innovator, became obsessed with the bottom line, putting shareholders over customers, employees, and communities. By Bloomberg investigative journalist Peter Robison, who covered Boeing as a beat reporter during the company’s fateful merger with McDonnell Douglas in the late ‘90s, this is the story of a business gone wildly off course. At once riveting and disturbing, it shows how an iconic company fell prey to a win-at-all-costs mentality, threatening an industry and endangering countless lives."
作者介紹
作者介紹 Peter RobisonPETER ROBISON is an investigative journalist for Bloomberg and Bloomberg Businessweek. He is a recipient of the Gerald Loeb Award, the Malcolm Forbes Award, and four ""Best in Business"" awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, with an honors degree in history from Stanford University, he lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and two sons.