[verum ago]

Man, Southwest appears to be poised to snatch the title of “lousiest maintenance department of a major air carrier” away from United.

Of course, half the media reporting will try to link it straight to Boeing.*

*which may be deserved; I can’t seem to find this aircraft’s tail number/age. But most of the slew of incidents since the infamous door plug one in the past couple months have been maintenance, not original manufacture problems.

[Grampa Dave]

But most of the slew of incidents since the infamous door plug one, in the past couple months have been maintenance, not original manufacture problems.

That has been the theory of the 4 working engineers, we have in our families and one retired engineer.

[PeterPrinciple]

Man, Southwest appears to be poised to snatch the title of “lousiest maintenance department of a major air carrier” away from United.

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As quoted to me once:

“The amazing thing is not that it is so screwed up, the amazing thing is it works at all.”

Our expectations are perfection. even in presidential candidates.

[pfflier]

Of course, half the media reporting will try to link it straight to Boeing.*

About 70% of airliners in US flagged carriers are Boeing jets. Statistically any event will likely be a Boeing jet.

But loose panels, blown engines, bird strikes, flat and missing tires, poor piloting, cracked windshields, and other such events are not related to the plane's design. If anything, the fact that no one is hurt in these events and the plane always safely lands IS.