It is clear that Boeing have been in the headlines and that they have had one problem after another.....Door falling off of Flight 1282 Alaska Airlines 737 Max, 2 Fatal crashes linked to MCAS on the 737 Max, etc.
It seems that the bean counters were too much in control and the engineers and designers got left behind.
For example using the old 737 fuselage instead of redesigning and just sticking bigger engines and tweaking software.....All so that they could get it flying quicker as pilots would not need to retrain for a new type rating.
Airbus don't even need to advertise at the moment as everyone is turning their orders to them. At the recent July Farnborough airshow Airbus had 164 orders compared to Boeing having 96 orders.
Boeing have had great aircraft in the past. The 737NG and 777 workhorse have been very succesful, it just seems to be more recent times where money seems to take priority, such as cutting corners.
More problems now with the new 777:
https://aviationweek.com/air-transpo...h-boeing-777-9