Not surprised. Like the article itself pointed out, it's not wise in part of US companies to outsource the most serious technical works to save money. It actually never saves them money. There is the issue of communication, of course the language barrier (worked with a foreign supplier once who wouldn't understand the difference between 'shipped' and 'delivered'), but more importantly the lapse in communication i.e. suppliers do not get to directly interact with the end-customer. The result is then unnecessary reworks and upgrades. This ends up making that $ 9 an hour cost to be $ 80 an hour eventually.

Boeing seems to be taking the 737 issue very seriously and not shirk its responsibilities irrespective of whose fault it actually was. Hope Boeing and other US companies learnt their lesson. Don't expect quality from India or any 'cheap' foreign supplier. There is reason for "buy American and hire American".