Re:United Airlines Jet Loses Wheel in Repeat of March Incident
by autoexec on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @12:11AM
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> He said "this stuff happens _every day_ to all manufacturers". That's unquestionably true - [0],
Specifically he said, "blows my mind people post boeing after boeing problem online and all over reddit... but literally this stuff happens _every day_ to all manufacturers."
My reply highlighted only a few of the many reasons why it shouldn't be surprising that so many of Boeing's problems are being frequently talked about both in the news and on social media while also demonstrating that Boeing's problems are not always things that happen to "all manufacturers"
Even if we look only at this specific instance of a problem, while it is true that given the many 10s of thousands of commercial flights that take place every day in the US mechanical problems happen frequently (even daily), it is not true that losing a landing gear wheel while taking off is a daily occurrence.
> Doing something in the most efficient manner and cost effective is the tenet of great engineering. The trick is doing it while still prioritizing safety. That's what Boeing failed at. Not because they tried to save money.
According to the lawsuit against them and their own internal communications that's exactly what they did. Greed was the motivation for their actions which undermined safety and even when they knew about the dangers they actively hid those dangers from regulators.
Specifically he said, "blows my mind people post boeing after boeing problem online and all over reddit... but literally this stuff happens _every day_ to all manufacturers."
My reply highlighted only a few of the many reasons why it shouldn't be surprising that so many of Boeing's problems are being frequently talked about both in the news and on social media while also demonstrating that Boeing's problems are not always things that happen to "all manufacturers"
Even if we look only at this specific instance of a problem, while it is true that given the many 10s of thousands of commercial flights that take place every day in the US mechanical problems happen frequently (even daily), it is not true that losing a landing gear wheel while taking off is a daily occurrence.
> Doing something in the most efficient manner and cost effective is the tenet of great engineering. The trick is doing it while still prioritizing safety. That's what Boeing failed at. Not because they tried to save money.
According to the lawsuit against them and their own internal communications that's exactly what they did. Greed was the motivation for their actions which undermined safety and even when they knew about the dangers they actively hid those dangers from regulators.
For more information see:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/boeing-charged-737-max-fraud-...
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/beyon...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/boeing-fifth-estate-costs-s...