Boeing, Monopoly Power, And The Forgotten Lessons Of Theodore Roosevelt

WASHINGTON - Jan. 2, 2026 - PRLog -- A Quality Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight: By Daryl Guberman — Quality Assurance Expert & Boeing Shareholder

At the dawn of the 20th century, President Theodore Roosevelt confronted unchecked corporate power during the Coal Miner Strike of 1902–1903, invoking the spirit of the Sherman Antitrust Act and later the Clayton Act. Roosevelt made clear that monopolies threatening public safety and fairness would not be tolerated.

More than a century later, the aerospace industry reflects the very conditions Roosevelt fought to dismantle.

Boeing: The OEM- Original Equipment Manufacturer, That Writes the Rules—and Refuses to Follow Them

Beginning in April & July 2002, Boeing mandated that all suppliers be NADCAP special processes certified and AS9100 certified and ANAB accredited. Boeing-controlled supplier systems. Machine shops and manufacturers were told unequivocally: no certification, no business.

Yet for more than 23 years, Boeing itself operated without valid AS9100 aerospace certification, while enforcing that same requirement across the global supply chain.

In June 2024, Boeing Vice President of Quality Elizabeth Lund publicly stated in an interview that Boeing was " willing  & prepared to pursue AS9100 certification" and claimed internal auditing to the standard. Following this, Daryl Guberman personally visited October 2024  Everett, Renton, Northfield, and Auburn, Boeing facilities to verify these claims. Employees consistently stated they did not know what AS9100 was, had no internal audit training, and were often instructed by supervisors not to attend any training, as it could slow aircraft progression. The employees also told Guberman, job packages across aircraft programs were found missing, misplaced, or incomplete, demonstrating a systemic failure in both quality oversight and documentation.

This is not competition—it is monopoly control.

Accreditation, Coercion, and Regulatory Capture

Boeing dictated accreditation pathways through outdated ANSI-ASQ requirements on their supplier portal, never updating it after structural changes in 2008 to ANSI-ANAB. Suppliers were forced into mandatory databases, fees, and compliance structures OASIS- Online Aerospace Systems Information System  controlled by the IAQG- International Aerospace Quality Group, an organization Boeing dominated by approximately 65% in 2003.

At the same time, Boeing executives sat on accreditation and oversight committees (Management System Accreditation Committee) capable of granting, suspending, or withdrawing certification—while Boeing itself remained uncertified.

The FAA and the Illusion of Oversight

In 2009, Boeing was effectively allowed to act as an agent of the FAA, self-certifying aircraft, aircraft technologies-designs such as MCAS, which contributed to the deaths of 346 people between 2018 and 2019. Boeing employees served as FAA inspectors while being paid by Boeing, erasing regulatory independence and accountability. This in essence made the CEO of Boeing an FAA Administrator.

The New Air Force One: Old Jets, New Paint, Unanswered Questions

The two aircraft designated to become the next Air Force One (VC-25B) were not newly manufactured for the United States. They are Boeing 747-8 commercial air-frames built in Everett, Washington, in 2015–2016  for the now-defunct Russian airline Transaero. After Transaero collapsed in 2015, the aircraft were completed, test-flown, and stored undelivered.

In 2017–2018, under the Trump administration, the U.S. Air Force purchased these already-built airframes under a $3.9 billion fixed-price contract for conversion into presidential aircraft. As of today, those jets are approximately 9–10 years old and still undelivered, with timelines now slipping into 2027–2028.

At the time these aircraft were built, Boeing itself was not AS9100 certified, despite requiring that certification from every supplier. This means the foundation of the future Air Force One was manufactured in an uncertified and unverified quality environment.

A Roosevelt Moment

Theodore Roosevelt understood that when a single corporation controls production, regulation, and enforcement, public safety becomes secondary. Boeing's dominance over aerospace quality systems mirrors the monopolistic power Roosevelt confronted more than a century ago.

This is not about politics. This is about safety, accountability, and trust.

Closing:

If Theodore Roosevelt were alive today, he would recognize the pattern—and he would act. Presently, Boeing and ANAB, along with their internationally equivalent bodies, have eroded every standard and accreditation system in the United States and worldwide. This represents the largest industrial, fiduciary, and monopolistic activity in modern history—larger even than what Roosevelt confronted. Only Daryl Guberman can restore and unify aerospace quality and accountability.

As of January 2026;  AS 9100 will change to IA 9100. IAF- International Accreditation Forum INC. Delaware & Its sister organization ILAC- International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation -In Australia will merge and become GLOBAC- Global Accreditation Cooperation

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