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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.