Perhaps Racism IS the real reason. All of you naysayers sticking by the pilot have heard what you wanted to hear... especially because she is a person of color and is outspoken for just causes. For shame, and I hope more light is shed so that at least I can make an unbiased opinion.
I recall reading back in the late '80's and I can't recall just how this occurred, but, vaguely, for Boeing to get into aircraft manufacturing in China, a deal was made in that China now makes the majority of high speed ball bearings used in the powerful jet engines prevalent in today's aerospace world.
