The FAA says 171 planes must be inspected to fly again.

Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded after a hole blew in one mid-flight::The FAA ordered that 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes be inspected before they can return to service following the explosive decompression of an Alaska Airlines flight.

  • Tosti@feddit.nlEnglish
    591·
    1 year ago

    They really screwed the pooch with the 737 max9… it’s like the gift that keeps on giving.

    I think internal documents and communication should be seized and a federal criminal investigation is in order… someone must have actively fucked with this.

    Embrear and Airbus are uncorking the champagne now probably.

    • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
      223·
      1 year ago

      someone must have actively fucked with this.

      Hanlon’s Razor says otherwise. I’m going to guess this was because of cut corners. Not someone trying to sabotage an entire line of aircraft.

        • Tosti@feddit.nlEnglish
          18·
          1 year ago

          This is indeed what I meant. I don’t think that someone was actively trying to make the plane unsafe, but in the eternal quest for more profit engineers, best practices and safety reports where ignored to make the plane as cheap as possible, resulting in the current flying grounded deathtrap.

          • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
            5·
            1 year ago

            Okay yeah. In that case I agree. I think that still falls more on the side of stupidity than malice, but the line between the two gets blurry when greed is involved

            • Tosti@feddit.nlEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              Absolutely. Hence my original call for a criminal investigation to see if they indeed accepted the risks knowingly as then they should be held accountable.

              Like I think all upper management of big oil that knew what they where doing to the planet should be tried in the Hague for Crimes against humanity. I don’t care if they are old and long retired, concentration camp guards are also still tried after all these years.

    • sunbeam60@feddit.dkEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I’m not sure the queue for the 319, 320 and 321 can get any longer. Airbus simply can’t ramp production and it’s not like the C919 is ready for prime time (yet).

      • Toine@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Airbus is ramping up. They have had issues with the supply chain, but they should massively increase their production this year. They are opening assembly lines everywhere.