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A comment on Boeing's problems has cost United $200M in Q1 2024. Parent comment

Re:Boeing's problems has cost United $200M in Q1 2024 by bhaney on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @10:55PM (#40059952)
> I wonder what Airbus is doing to increase their production capacity

Probably scrambling and cutting corners. You know, using dish soap as lubricant, hotel keycards instead of proper tools, leaving out bolts, typical industry stuff ;)

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Re:Boeing's problems has cost United $200M in Q1 2024 by coredog64 on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @10:59PM (#40059977)
Spirit Aerosystems is an Airbus contractor too.
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Re:Boeing's problems has cost United $200M in Q1 2024 by imglorp on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @11:06PM (#40060013)
It doesn't matter who your supplier is, if you fastidiously check their work.
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Re:Boeing's problems has cost United $200M in Q1 2024 by inamberclad on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @12:40AM (#40060485)
At that point it takes such a team that you might as well bring production in house. There's inherent trust in your supplier when you outsource.
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Re:Boeing's problems has cost United $200M in Q1 2024 by Ekaros on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @04:38AM (#40061967)
Or don't squeeze everything impossible out of them. There is efficiency and then there demands that means corners will get cut or not cut when metal working is really needed.
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Re:Boeing's problems has cost United $200M in Q1 2024 by xescure on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @08:12AM (#40063496)
But also the only core part of the fuselage they make are the wings of the A220 family.
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