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Because Boeing were on such a good streak already...

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Well, if proper maintenance was done and the part still failed due to a design or quality issue that was improperly QC’d (missed, skipped, etc) then yeah it could be Boeings fault.

They’re getting extra scrutiny right now because of all the incidents recently, and all the anecdotal stories of former employees talking about how a bunch of suits are destroying it from the inside to make a quick buck.

And frankly, they fucking deserve it.

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sure, but the 757 is a 40 year old design that has been out of production for 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And frankly, they fucking deserve it.

Except the suits aren't going to be the ones hurt by the company going down in flames.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

It never is, but it prevents them from continuing to build new planes were profit has priority over security and "accidentally" killing 100s of people

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 3 points 9 months ago

Boeing: "We hear your concerns. We plan to squash problems by firing all the employees who raised problems."