[TiGuy22]

Are these a real surge in quality problems, or is it like shark attacks where it feels like there’s a surge but just media events?

[swingdoc]

I live near Boeing and have many friends who work there. It is a real quality problem.

[pfflier]

Cracked airplane windshields are a not uncommon event. Not a crisis. Since half of the airplanes flying are Boeing, that is a coincidence too.

Most of this Boeing bashing is, like you said, a media exploitation like shark attack flurries. The media is chasing this squirrel because we like to hear about "near catastrophes" while ignoring the safe landing part..

[Cowgirl of Justice]

OR are they trying to encourage people to STOP flying.

[cornfedcowboy]

Many of these new claims are really maintenance issues. A wheel fell off the front landing gear off an older 757 a couple weeks ago. The wheel cover was firmly attached…….but they didn’t have any of the lug nuts on it.

[RckyRaCoCo]

When it comes to aviation, yes...it’s usually a MSM shark/blood thingy.