The Long-Forgotten Flight That Sent Boeing Off CourseA company once driven by engineers became driven by finance.Hermes Images / AGF / Universal Images Group / GettyThe flight that put the Boeing Company on course for disaster lifted off a few hours after sunrise. It was good flying weather—temperatures in the mid-40s with a slight breeze out of the southeast—but oddly, no one knew where the 737 jetliner was headed. The crew had prepared three flight plans: one to Denver. One to Dallas. And one ...