FAA warns of possible defect in Boeing 777 engines::undefined

  • @malloc
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    -341 year ago

    Boeing executives need to be jailed and the company needs to be restructured immediately

    • @[email protected]
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      331 year ago

      While I don’t necessarily disagree with the sentiment, you must also understand that Boeing makes precisely zero engines for its commercial airframes. In the context of this article, the companies you should direct your ire to are GE and CFM International.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        Having been an insider in the industry, absolutely yes, GE is a shitshow. The schedules and budgets are too tight and don’t allow for mistakes, and engineers are terrified to come forward when they find issues.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          Wow, that’s… alarming. I didn’t know their engineering culture had degraded that much. I’ve got an uncle who’s a Mech E who worked there for years and loved it, but he left well over a decade ago to work in renewables.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            Its a problem across the entire aerospace industry, I saw the same thing at P&W too.

            I was not at all surprised that the chickens came to roost in the 737 Max crashes. I suspect a lot of the issues come from the FAA allowing companies to cut corners for cost savings.

            • @[email protected]
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              21 year ago

              And even more issues came to a head when the FAA delegated inspections and audits to the companies they were supposed to be inspecting and auditing in the first place. I mean… what the fuck. That’s OBVIOUSLY completely idiotic.

    • @Earthwormjim91
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      121 year ago

      For buying engines from GE? That also affect Airbus jets too?

      Like what are you saying.

        • @[email protected]
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          01 year ago

          Not sure why people are downvoting you, because that’s more or less exactly how buying a factory-fresh civil airliner works.