To the Editor:

Re “‘Shortcuts’ Paint a Picture of Boeing Ceding Quality” (front page, March 31):

The sad story of Boeing unfortunately seems to be a metaphor for this country. We have quality issues all over our infrastructure; we have world-class institutions struggling to maintain standards; we have political brands that are being devalued because of extreme positions by some leaders.

Boeing — before being taken over by management brought in through the McDonnell Douglas acquisition…