Re:Boeing 737 catches fire and skids off the runway in Senegal
by bluGill on Friday May 10, 2024 @08:58AM
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It is a 30 year old plane. 20 years is the expected safe lifespan.
Re:Boeing 737 catches fire and skids off the runway in Senegal
by ceejayoz on Friday May 10, 2024 @10:43AM
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There are plenty of 30 year old 737s flying around. Number of flight hours and decompression cycles (notably: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243) are more important, and "safe" varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction; it's why places like Senegal have a lot of hand-me-down planes.
This is a 20 year old plane and the maintenance isn't Boeing's fault until proof to the contrary.
Nice conspiracy theory though: maybe Boeing is sponsoring the coverage for all these old airframes having accidents so people like me will point out it's probably not their fault and thus inadvertently cover up the incidents that are Boeing's fault...