I do not have a fear of flying. I even have a love for aviation and piloting aircraft, and am looking to get a private pilots license and would like to have a turbo prop Cesna of some kind; though that does come with big challenges: I need to some how store it and foot the bill for owning and maintaining an aircraft. When I get to the point of purchasing an aircraft, one of my biggest priorities (like everyone else) will be to take safety and reliability into top consideration. Is the plane itself manufactured with the highest degree of quality and safety considerations in its design? Do I know how to fly and maintain my aircraft correctly? These are the questions I always ask myself whenever I operate any form of high speed vehicles such as cars or boats, but is one I especially question when boarding an aircraft traveling about 30,000 feet in the air at very high speeds. Boeing is a major manufacturer of aircrafts found in many commercial airline's fleet. Whenever I board a Boeing aircraft, I try to put myself in the perspective of the airline and pilots who service and operate these planes and attempt to answer the questions I would ask for any vehicle. While I am not an expert in neither piloting a commercial jet nor maintaining one, the answer is always going to be a trust and confidence shattering "who knows?" Boeings classified enviornment is all about keeping critical flaws secretive or internal, and will often in public statements knowingly obscure what the problem is and/or point fingers on someone/something else. Boeing's ability to have effective quality control procedures and guidance/documentation on their newly added features is also questionable. Boeing's priorities in the production line seem to be less on safety and more on mass-production and making lots of sales. Boeing is very good at launching their new aircraft series in a timely manner, yet they often seem fail to correct their mistakes made from poor quality control in the same timely way. They often keep their documents classified on these issues and find protecting their public image more important as proven by Chloe Howie in her research into the Boeing rudder issues. Quick and effective communication can also be an issue at Boeing. Boeings sketchy and sometimes gross conduct turns flying into something to fear, especially when a brand new plane is launched and recently put into service. Note: this is a blog, not a research document. These are my thoughts on boeing as a company based on their history and controversies. It is my opinion that Boeing is untrustworthy and dangerous for aviation due to their conduct and ways of conducting business (ex. quality control failures).