They were whistleblowers related to Boeing manufacturing and quality control.

Boeing manufacturing is also the source of the persistent Boeing problems and issues that goes back to before the MCAS catastrophic incidents and has continued after MCAS was fixed.

Airbus has deeply integrated R&D and manufacturing hubs where the R&D engineers and scientists can just walk a few minutes and they will be inside the factory halls manufacturing the parts they designs.

Meanwhile Boeing has separated and placed their manufacturing plants in the US states where they can get most federal and state tax benefits for job creation.

> Airbus has deeply integrated R&D and manufacturing hubs where the R&D engineers and scientists can just walk a few minutes and they will be inside the factory halls manufacturing the parts they designs.

This is not true. Airbus has a history of competition between French and Germany parts. The assembly plants are spread in France, Germany, UK, Spain, Italy. No such things as deeply integrated R&D and manufacturing hubs.

Boeing crisis makes Airbus look better. Airbus itself isn’t renown for efficiency.